Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. As of April 2026, he has been described as handling the strategic matters of Iran, while IRGC Commander-in-Chief Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi leads the country's tactical war effort during the 2026 Iran War, and President Masoud Pezeshkian manages day-to-day state functions. In April 2026, he led the Iranian delegation in ceasefire talks with a U.S. delegation led by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad.
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Jun 8, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf is managing legislative tensions between the Principlist-dominated Majles and the Pezeshkian executive over budget priorities, subsidy reforms, and foreign policy oversight.
Principlists see Ghalibaf as a necessary institutional check on executive overreach, though some in the camp remain wary of his pragmatic dealmaking instincts blurring the ideological line when political convenience demands it.
Jun 8, 2026
Lean Left
A Principalist newspaper is criticizing hardline attacks against Ghalibaf, signaling an intra-conservative factional war even as the country is in active conflict with Israel.
Moderates see the attacks on Ghalibaf as reckless factionalism that undermines the national unity message the Supreme Leader is pushing during wartime, validating moderate warnings about Principalist internal chaos.
Jun 7, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf has used his platform to press the executive branch on red lines in nuclear talks and to champion the resistance economy model against sanction-driven hardship.
Principlists view Ghalibaf as the most credible institutional voice pushing back against executive branch accommodation, and he is seen as anchoring conservative oversight during a period of reformist-aligned foreign policy adventurism.