Iran’s parliament speaker emerges as key figure in war after assassinations

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Following the assassinations of Iranian leaders, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a Revolutionary Guards veteran, has become a prominent figure in Iran. Ghalibaf, a long-standing member of the Iranian establishment, is taking a leading role in the country's war efforts. Unlike Mojtaba Khamenei, the Supreme Leader's son, Ghalibaf has been publicly active, using social media and interviews to communicate Iran's strategy. He has stated that Iran is in an "unequal war" and must utilize its own resources and innovation. Ghalibaf also indicated a shift in strategy after attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, suggesting a more aggressive "eye-for-an-eye" approach.

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Key claims

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After attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, an eye-for-an-eye sum is in effect.

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We are in an unequal war, with an asymmetrical set-up.

quoteMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

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Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public and has issued just three written statements.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in Iran after the killing of its leaders.

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Ghalibaf, 64, now appears to be playing a key role spearheading the war effort.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in the Islamic Republic after the killing of its leaders.A pillar of the Iranian establishment for some three decades and one of the Islamic Republic’s most prominent non-clerical figures, Ghalibaf, 64, now appears to be playing a key role spearheading the war effort.Whereas the son and successor of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not appeared in public and has issued just three written statements, Ghalibaf has been unleashing regular posts on X and giving multiple interviews.“We are in an unequal war, with an asymmetrical set-up, we must do something and use equipment with our own culture, design and creativity,” he told Iranian television on Wednesday.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in 2024. Photo: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament via dpaIn a post on X, he added that after attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, “an eye-for-an-eye sum is in effect, and a new level of confrontation has begun”.

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