Ghalibaf’s appointment as Iran’s special envoy to China signals tighter, security-driven coordination with Beijing and highlights his role as a pragmatic hardliner bridging key Iranian power institutions amid sanctions and regional tensions.

As the deadline for Iraqi PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi to present his cabinet to parliament nears, Iran has become directly involved in the government formation process, despite previously insisting it was a purely Iraqi matter beyond external interference.

From the outset, Ammar Headquarters has been deeply involved in producing a narrative built around a set of core concepts, most notably “sedition,” the “internal enemy,” “soft war,” and “infiltration.”

The U.S.-Israeli War on Iran that erupted in late February 2026 was not simply a military campaign to degrade Iranian capabilities, but quickly became an unexpected internal turning point that reshaped the balance of power in Tehran.

At one of Tehran’s most sensitive moments, the name of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has returned to the forefront not as one of Iran’s most hard-line figures, but as a potential channel of communication with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.