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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Speaker of Iran's parliament; IRGC veteran who led Iran's delegation at the first US-Iran talks since 1979.

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#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
#87 May

Announced Persian Gulf Strait Authority permit system via parliamentary statement

European Energy Markets: TTF holds EUR 43-47 through Hormuz week
#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'
#7319 Apr

Reported progress in negotiations with Americans on 19 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran's three voices on one Saturday
#7319 Apr
Issued contradictory public positionsEBEsmaeil Baqaei
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr

Warned Hormuz would not remain open if blockade continued

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#6511 Apr
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#4623 Mar

Denied negotiations and accused market manipulation

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran studies US terms, denies any talks
#4522 Mar

Issued escalatory threat against regional energy infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
#4522 Mar

Led council threatening permanent Hormuz closure until plants rebuilt

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran links Hormuz to power grid survival
#4622 Mar
#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
#318 Mar

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

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

Confirmed on interim council by three Assembly of Experts members

Iran Conflict 2026: Assembly confirms Mojtaba Khamenei
#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
#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

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

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

Overruled Pezeshkian publicly on strike posture in open contradiction

Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf overrules Pezeshkian on strikes