Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf Leads Negotiations on Hostilities Halt
Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf headed talks that produced a Monday‑announced agreement to stop fighting, amid statements on Iran’s stance toward the United States and Israel.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, led the negotiating process that resulted in an agreement announced on Monday to halt hostilities. The same source reported that Iran entered a new phase after the US‑Israeli war.
According to almonitor, Ghalibaf is 64 years old. Bluesky reported that he previously served as commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard air force, as police chief of Iran, and as mayor of Tehran from 2005 to 2017.
News.antiwar.com quoted Ghalibaf as saying that implementing the US‑Iran Memorandum of Understanding was difficult but possible. He also stated that Iran has no peace with the United States and will not recognize Israel, and that Iran would continue to assist the regional resistance front with missiles if needed while applying political pressure through negotiations.
The outlet also reported that Ghalibaf met with senior Hamas official Mohammed Darwish during the funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It further claimed that Khamenei was killed by the US and Israel on February 28, the first day of the joint US‑Israeli attacks on Iran.
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