Ghalibaf Moves to Cement Power in Iran's 290-Seat Parliament

2 articles · Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · May 8

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is working to shore up his standing inside Iran’s post-war leadership after recent weeks undercut claims that he had effectively become the country’s de facto ruler.
Those assumptions ran into visible limits as Iran’s fractured power structure reasserted itself, showing the parliament speaker still lacks uncontested control over the broader system.
The maneuvering highlights a leadership landscape still unsettled after the war, with Ghalibaf seeking to convert influence in the 290-seat parliament into a more durable national position.

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