The president of the Iranian Parliament and former mayor of Tehran is said to be the mediator with the Americans. The interest is evident.
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, president of the Iranian Parliament, is said to be the Iranian mediator in the talks announced by Donald Trump. According to several consistent sources cited by the Israeli and American press, and confirmed to Le Figaro by an Israeli source, this former general of the Revolutionary Guards would serve as an indirect channel for exchanges between Washington and Tehran. The president of the Iranian Parliament is emerging as a central figure in a diplomatic sequence as unexpected as it is opaque.
On Monday, Donald Trump mentioned “very good and productive” discussions, stating that “many points” found consensus, to the extent of suspending planned strikes against Iranian energy facilities for five days. This move immediately pushed oil prices down by more than 13%, in a context of extreme tension around the Strait of Hormuz.
In detail, the exchanges would remain indirect. According to Axios, messages…
