Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
Iranian conservative politician, professor, and former air force pilot
Photo: Mehr News Agency, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 4
OPEC+ maintains November oil output targets as Gulf conflict keeps crude above $100
Seven key OPEC+ producers agreed to keep November crude targets unchanged, as regional fighting and shipping disruptions in the Persian Gulf hold physical supply below official quotas.
- Oct 4
Iran demands US fulfill seven conditions before reopening Strait of Hormuz
Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington lifts sanctions, ends its naval blockade, and halts military operations under terms set in the June Islamabad agreement.
- Sep 21
Trump halts planned airstrikes on Houthis and opens door to Iran talks
The United States paused an imminent military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen as the State Department issued regional travel warnings and President Donald Trump weighed diplomatic options with Tehran.
- Jul 22
Iran threatens to strike US interests across Middle East after Trump vows to destroy bridges, power plants for each Hormuz attack
Tehran says it will strike US-linked infrastructure across the Middle East if Washington attacks Iranian bridges or power plants, after Trump vowed to destroy one such target for every ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jul 19
Iran's hardliners accuse Pezeshkian of 'soft coup' as Khamenei funeral exposes regime's internal war
Hardline factions within Iran's regime openly accuse President Pezeshkian and his negotiators of a 'soft coup' after they signed a ceasefire with Washington, while the new supreme leader remains absent from public view.
- Jul 13
US and Iran trade heavy strikes across the Gulf, ceasefire collapses as Hormuz closes again
American forces struck dozens of targets inside Iran for a second consecutive night, while Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan, killing at least one person and wounding several others.
- Jul 4
Iran begins funeral for Ali Khamenei as millions expected in Tehran, security warnings issued
Tens of thousands of black-clad Iranians gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque on Saturday for the start of public mourning for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli strike in February. Authorities expect 15 to 20 million people to attend the ceremonies in the capital alone.
- Jul 4
Iran begins six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei, killed in February US-Israeli strikes, with millions expected to mourn
Public ceremonies for the former supreme leader, killed in the first day of US-Israeli airstrikes on 28 February, started Saturday in Tehran. Authorities expect between 12 and 20 million mourners over six days of processions across Iran and Iraq.
- Jun 22
US and Iran agree on 60-day roadmap to end war after first round of Swiss talks
The United States and Iran concluded their first high-level talks in Switzerland with a 60-day roadmap for a permanent end to the war, mediators Qatar and Pakistan announced early Monday. Vice President J.D. Vance called the meeting historic and said President Trump wants to 'turn the page' with Tehran.
- Jun 21
US-Iran negotiations open in Switzerland with ceasefire demands and a closed Strait of Hormuz
The first formal negotiations between US and Iranian delegations since the signing of a 60-day ceasefire memorandum opened Sunday in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, as Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz and demanded an immediate halt to Israeli operations in Lebanon.
- Jun 17
Trump defends Iran’s right to ballistic missiles as White House publishes 14‑point preliminary peace deal
Speaking in Paris after the G7 summit, Donald Trump confirmed the 14‑point preliminary peace agreement with Iran, including the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the neutralization of enriched uranium stocks, while insisting it would be “unfair” to deny Tehran ballistic missiles.
- Jun 15
Oil drops over 5% after US-Iran deal, but analysts warn energy shock 'is not over' and recovery will take months
Oil prices fell more than 5% and Asian equities surged Monday after the United States and Iran announced a framework agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though analysts warned the energy supply shock is not over and a full return to normal flows will take months.
- Jun 14
Trump says U.S.-Iran accord to be signed electronically within hours after Israeli strike on Beirut delays the deal
President Trump announced that a memorandum of understanding with Iran to end the war will be signed electronically within hours, though an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs delayed the signing and drew sharp threats from Tehran.
- Jun 12
Iran says Islamabad memorandum with US 'closer than ever' as Trump denies terms
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the so-called Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding is the nearest it has ever been to completion, while President Trump blasted the terms as fake.
- Jun 10
US strikes southern Iran after Apache downed by Shahed drone, Tehran fires back with missiles
American forces struck targets in southern Iran on Tuesday evening after a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter was shot down by an Iranian Shahed drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded hours later with missiles and drones aimed at American positions in the region.
- Jun 10
US strikes Iran after Apache downed over Strait of Hormuz, Trump calls it 'proportional response'
CENTCOM forces began strikes against Iran on 9 June in what it called a 'proportional response' to the downing of an AH-64 Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
- Jun 9
Trump halts Israel's second strike on Iran as jets sat on runway; both sides warn of further retaliation
Israeli fighter jets were on the runway ready for a second wave of strikes on Iran when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aborted the mission following a direct order from US President Donald Trump, who warned that Israel would 'be alone' if it continued.
- Jun 2
Trump announces Israel-Hezbollah de-escalation as Iran threatens to halt talks and block Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump announced a halt to attacks between Israel and Hezbollah after direct talks with the militant group, while Iran threatened to suspend nuclear negotiations and block the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli actions in Lebanon.
- May 30
Trump defers 'final decision' on Iran deal as Tehran calls his terms a 'mixture of truth and lies'
A two-hour White House Situation Room meeting ended without a decision on a potential US-Iran agreement, as Tehran dismissed Donald Trump's public demands as a 'mixture of truth and lies.'