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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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#174 20 Aug

Told a Baghdad business meeting that hungry people will not endure

Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf: hungry Iran will not endure
#173 18 Aug

Received Iraq's request for a Hormuz transit carve-out in Baghdad

Iran Conflict 2026: Baghdad asks Tehran for a carve-out
#171 16 Aug
#161 24 Jul
#151 8 Jul
#150 8 Jul

Posted on X listing US breaches and declared Iran would not fold

Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf says Iran will not fold
#149 7 Jul

Called the strikes and oil-waiver revocation major MoU violations

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares the Iran deal over
#137 23 Jun

Signed the Muscat joint statement in person

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman claim the strait
#135 22 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
#136 22 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
#135 21 Jun

Refused the group photo and gave no joint press conference after the threats

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump talks war, signs no orders
#134 21 Jun

Led Iran's delegation to Switzerland talks on 21 June

Iran Conflict 2026: Vance lands in Geneva for Iran talks
#130 16 Jun

Faced demands from approximately 60 MPs to justify his signature on the memorandum

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hardliners rage but cannot block it
#130 16 Jun

Signed the MOU for Iran

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump signed Hormuz open; war ran on
#129 15 Jun
#129 15 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
#127 14 Jun

Named to sign the memorandum remotely from Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: Vance, Ghalibaf named but pen stays dry
#126 13 Jun

led pro-deal faction sidelined by Vahidi's 1 June suspension

Iran Conflict 2026: The IRGC has not signed the deal text
#117 3 Jun

Led Iranian delegation to Doha demanding $12bn unconditional asset release

Iran Conflict 2026: Qatar caps Iran's $12bn cash demand
#114 1 Jun
#109 26 May
#106 23 May

Approved the draft MOU on the Iranian side

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares Iran deal, signs nothing
#102 18 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
#104 18 May

Met Pakistan Interior Minister Naqvi during 18-19 May Tehran visit

Iran Conflict 2026: Naqvi flies to Tehran with corrective points
#100 17 May
#92 9 May

Posted public mockery of the MOU calling it 'Operation Trust Me Bro failed'

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out
#8 8 May

Announced Persian Gulf Strait Authority permit system via parliamentary statement

European Energy Markets: TTF holds EUR 43-47 through Hormuz week
#103 2 May
#75 20 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'
#73 19 Apr

Reported progress in negotiations with Americans on 19 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran's three voices on one Saturday
#73 19 Apr
Issued contradictory public positionsEBEsmaeil Baqaei
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#72 17 Apr

Warned Hormuz would not remain open if blockade continued

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#65 11 Apr
#64 10 Apr
#65 10 Apr
#52 27 Mar
#46 23 Mar

Denied negotiations and accused market manipulation

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran studies US terms, denies any talks
#46 22 Mar
#45 22 Mar

Led council threatening permanent Hormuz closure until plants rebuilt

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran links Hormuz to power grid survival
#45 22 Mar

Issued escalatory threat against regional energy infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
#40 16 Mar

Lost colleague Larijani — last negotiator — to an Israeli airstrike

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills Larijani, last negotiator
#40 15 Mar

Governed as FM shifted from categorical refusal to 'this war must end'

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM shifts: this war must end
#37 15 Mar

Remained in office as FM denied Iran ever asked for a ceasefire

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM: we never asked for a ceasefire
#31 8 Mar

Assessed by CFR as holding power via IRGC loyalty and Sino-Russian cover

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba holds via IRGC, Russia, China
#29 7 Mar

Survived as Pezeshkian swung from apology to threats of stronger attacks

Iran Conflict 2026: Pezeshkian swings apology to threats
#30 7 Mar

Received IRGC pledge of complete obedience within hours of appointment

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC pledges loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei
#29 7 Mar

Confirmed on interim council by three Assembly of Experts members

Iran Conflict 2026: Assembly confirms Mojtaba Khamenei
#28 6 Mar

Named to interim council as Netanyahu declared regime change a war aim

Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu makes regime change a war aim
#28 6 Mar

Remained in power as Trump said war ends only when Tehran 'cries uncle'

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: war ends when Iran 'cries uncle'
#28 6 Mar

Overruled Pezeshkian publicly on strike posture in open contradiction

Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf overrules Pezeshkian on strikes