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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Speaker of Iran's parliament and its chief negotiator in the ceasefire talks with Washington.
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#1518 Jul
Hormuz goes dark as tankers flee
Iran Conflict 2026#1508 Jul
Posted on X listing US breaches and declared Iran would not fold
Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf says Iran will not fold#1497 Jul
Called the strikes and oil-waiver revocation major MoU violations
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares the Iran deal over#13723 Jun
Signed the Muscat joint statement in person
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman claim the strait#13622 Jun
Confirmed agreement to release $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets at the Geneva round
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump sells Iran's money to farm states#13522 Jun
Attended sessions but refused the group photo and gave no joint press conference
Iran Conflict 2026: Mediators sign the deal, the parties don't#13521 Jun
Refused the group photo and gave no joint press conference after the threats
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump talks war, signs no orders#13421 Jun
Led Iran's delegation to Switzerland talks on 21 June
Iran Conflict 2026: Vance lands in Geneva for Iran talks#13016 Jun
Signed the MOU for Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump signed Hormuz open; war ran on#13016 Jun
Faced demands from approximately 60 MPs to justify his signature on the memorandum
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hardliners rage but cannot block it#12915 Jun
Iran deal signed, no register entry
Iran Conflict 2026#12915 Jun
Faced demands from approximately 60 MPs to explain his signature on the Islamabad MOU
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's parliament turns on its signatory#12814 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump declares the war over by post
Iran Conflict 2026#12714 Jun
Named to sign the memorandum remotely from Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026: Vance, Ghalibaf named but pen stays dry#12613 Jun
led pro-deal faction sidelined by Vahidi's 1 June suspension
Iran Conflict 2026: The IRGC has not signed the deal text#1173 Jun
Led Iranian delegation to Doha demanding $12bn unconditional asset release
Iran Conflict 2026: Qatar caps Iran's $12bn cash demand#1151 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran walks out of talks at 09:56
Iran Conflict 2026#1141 Jun
Ghalibaf pre-refuses any Iran deal text
Iran Conflict 2026#10926 May
Iran war cabinet home, no deal signed
Iran Conflict 2026#10725 May
Mentioned in: Sharif, Munir and Xi meet in Beijing
Iran Conflict 2026#10623 May
Approved the draft MOU on the Iranian side
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares Iran deal, signs nothing#10623 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan's PM takes the deal to Beijing
Iran Conflict 2026#10420 May
Mentioned in: Three internet tiers, one negotiating line
Iran Conflict 2026#10219 May
Mentioned in: OFAC SDN round skips mainland refineries again
Iran Conflict 2026#10118 May
Mentioned in: Haaretz: strikes left Iran nuclear capacity intact
Iran Conflict 2026#10118 May
Mentioned in: Iran names new ambassador to Beijing
Iran Conflict 2026#10218 May
Appointed Iran's special representative for China affairs with dual civilian-IRGC sign-off
Iran Conflict 2026: Speaker Ghalibaf made Iran's China envoy#10418 May
Met Pakistan Interior Minister Naqvi during 18-19 May Tehran visit
Iran Conflict 2026: Naqvi flies to Tehran with corrective points#10017 May
Declared world 'at the cusp of a new order' citing Xi Jinping's formula and Iran's 70-day resistance
Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf declares new world order, quoting Xi#929 May
Posted public mockery of the MOU calling it 'Operation Trust Me Bro failed'
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out#928 May
Mentioned in: Tehran rolls out 'white internet' for the loyal
Iran Conflict 2026#88 May
Announced Persian Gulf Strait Authority permit system via parliamentary statement
European Energy Markets: TTF holds EUR 43-47 through Hormuz week#1032 May
Appointed China special representative with dual sign-off from Pezeshkian and Khamenei on 18 May
Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM No. 21 mirrors OFAC's blind spots#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei rules Iran by handwritten courier
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: Vahidi's IRGC writes the diplomatic track
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Accused Trump on 20 April of trying to turn negotiations into a table of surrender
Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran converges on 'table of surrender'#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Baqaei in Farsi: message exchanges continue
Iran Conflict 2026#7319 Apr
Reported progress in negotiations with Americans on 19 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran's three voices on one Saturday#7319 Apr
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#7217 Apr
Warned Hormuz would not remain open if blockade continued
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours#7116 Apr
Mentioned in: Munir extracts Iran's first nuclear monitoring concession
Iran Conflict 2026#6511 Apr
Islamabad talks open in separate rooms
Iran Conflict 2026#6510 Apr
Ghalibaf names three ceasefire breaches
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Vance Arrives for First Iran Talks
Iran Conflict 2026#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump claims enrichment ban Iran has never confirmed
Iran Conflict 2026#4927 Mar
Mentioned in: Ghalibaf threatens UAE over Kharg help
Iran Conflict 2026#4927 Mar
Mentioned in: Pakistan urged US to protect Iran envoys
Iran Conflict 2026#5227 Mar
3,500 Marines and 82nd Airborne in Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#4725 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran resumes fire after 11-hour pause
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran will negotiate only with JD Vance
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump claims Hormuz prize; Iran silent
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump delays grid strikes, claims deal
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Denied negotiations and accused market manipulation
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran studies US terms, denies any talks#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: S&P rallies on a deal Iran denies
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
Pakistan relays Trump's terms to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Led council threatening permanent Hormuz closure until plants rebuilt
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran links Hormuz to power grid survival#4522 Mar
Issued escalatory threat against regional energy infrastructure
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy#4016 Mar
Lost colleague Larijani — last negotiator — to an Israeli airstrike
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills Larijani, last negotiator#4015 Mar
Governed as FM shifted from categorical refusal to 'this war must end'
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM shifts: this war must end#3715 Mar
Remained in office as FM denied Iran ever asked for a ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM: we never asked for a ceasefire#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC's 48th wave: three per day
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: Hamas: stop hitting Gulf neighbours
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Assessed by CFR as holding power via IRGC loyalty and Sino-Russian cover
Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba holds via IRGC, Russia, China#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Mojtaba's first strike at Ben Gurion
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Survived as Pezeshkian swung from apology to threats of stronger attacks
Iran Conflict 2026: Pezeshkian swings apology to threats#307 Mar
Received IRGC pledge of complete obedience within hours of appointment
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC pledges loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei#297 Mar
Confirmed on interim council by three Assembly of Experts members
Iran Conflict 2026: Assembly confirms Mojtaba Khamenei#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Drones hit Kuwait airport fuel tanks
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Named to interim council as Netanyahu declared regime change a war aim
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu makes regime change a war aim#286 Mar
Remained in power as Trump said war ends only when Tehran 'cries uncle'
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: war ends when Iran 'cries uncle'#286 Mar