Ghalibaf Says Iran Security Council Backed Deal by All but 1 Vote
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 20
Ghalibaf Says Iran Security Council Backed Deal by All but 1 Vote
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 20
Summary
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran’s supreme national security council voted to accept the memorandum, with only one participant—reportedly hardliner Saeed Jalili—opposing it.
The parliament speaker framed the negotiations as a wartime necessity to ease pressure on citizens, saying military force alone could not secure the country without public support.
That account suggests hardliners in parliament and the Paydari Front have lost ground, while key lawmakers now accept the memorandum does not require parliamentary approval.
The deal still faces major tests: Mojtaba Khamenei said he opposed it in principle but deferred to President Masoud Pezeshkian, and verification by UN inspectors remains unresolved.
Beyond the nuclear file, Ghalibaf signaled the leadership’s priority is shifting from battlefield survival to inflation, currency stability and a more balanced strategy that gives China greater weight.