Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran Parliament Speaker and former IRGC Aerospace Force commander, at an official meeting in 2021

Ghalibaf Just Told the World That Iran’s Foreign Minister Cannot Negotiate Hormuz

Ghalibaf's public contradiction of FM Araghchi destroyed three diplomatic architectures built on the premise that Iran's foreign ministry controls Hormuz.
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US Secretary of State Kerry with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (left) and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (right) in Abu Dhabi, 2015 — the US-Gulf diplomatic triangle that anchored GCC cohesion before the Iran war fractured it
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