Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf during a visit to Najaf in Iraq. Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 24, 2026 Iran’s political establishment is showing unprecedented signs of internal strain after Parliament Speaker [...]
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, lead negotiator in talks with the United States, made the comments after President Trump vowed an “economic D-Day” against Iran.
Ghalibaf has been a leading member of the negotiating team in Islamabad, Pakistan as part of talks with the United States.
Ghalibaf notably stopped shy of saying that Iran would not participate in planned talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.
After President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he would postpone threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure in light of negotiations he deemed productive, Israeli media reported that Ghalibaf had led the negotiations.