Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. As of April 2026, he has been described as handling the strategic matters of Iran, while IRGC Commander-in-Chief Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi leads the country's tactical war effort during the 2026 Iran War, and President Masoud Pezeshkian manages day-to-day state functions. In April 2026, he led the Iranian delegation in ceasefire talks with a U.S. delegation led by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad.