Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis)
Appears in 3 stories
Announced $12 billion frozen-asset first tranche agreed on June 23; said talks prevented Lebanon bloodshed
The 60-day ceasefire window set by the June memorandum expired August 17 with no extension. A White House official called the talks 'static,' and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not decided to resume negotiations with Washington. Trump responded by confirming a secret US backchannel to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and threatening to bomb Oman if it interferes with US efforts in the strait.
Updated 6 days ago
Declared July 15 that Iran is in an 'essential and existential war with America,' that its armed forces have 'complete freedom of action,' and that the MOU no longer binds Iran; said Iran remained open to diplomacy alongside its defense posture
President Trump said on August 14 that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz "a territory of the United States" once Iran is fully defeated. Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, called the claim a "fanciful delusion" the next day, writing that the strait "has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian."
Updated 7 days ago
Forced to resign as lead negotiator by IRGC hard-liners in late April 2026 amid internal power struggle over peace talks
The Iran-US war reached its 73rd day with talks at a deadlock. Trump called Iran's May 10 response 'garbage' and declared the ceasefire on 'massive life support'.
Updated May 30
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