Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, The Man Washington May Be Talking To In Iran

Iran Herald · March 26, 2026 Politics

Reports emerged this week of the Trump administration quietly exploring conservative parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as a potential negotiating partner -- and possibly a future Iranian leader. Washington has been seeking a point of contact for negotiations ever since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of US-Israeli air strikes on Iran.

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