Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf – Now Responsible For Strategic Decision-Making In The Regime and Reportedly Temporarily Removed from US and Israeli Target Lists as He Heads Negotiations.

Clips From the Memri Archive

MEMRI | Mar 27, 2026

Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf. By Seyed Shahabbodin, Vajedi – Akkasemosalman.ir, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

Iranian Majlis speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf (sometimes spelled Ghalibaf), who is now responsible for strategic decision-making in the regime,[1] is a former IRGC commander who has served in numerous regime roles since the Islamic Revolution in Iran. He is reportedly close to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.[2]

Qalibaf recently threatened “financial institutions that fund the U.S. military budget,” calling them “legitimate targets” and adding: “U.S. Treasury bonds are tainted with the blood of Iranians.”[3]

According to reports, he has temporarily been removed from the U.S. and Israeli list of targets “for four or five days.” to allow for him to possibly lead negotiations to end the war.[4]

Below are clips from the MEMRI TV archive showing statements by Qalibaf, dating back to shortly after the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. The full clips are available upon request.

Table Of Contents

• Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf: The Strait Of Hormuz Cannot Return To Its Pre-War Status; Iran Will Not Surrender To U.S. And The Zionist Regime
• Iranian Majles Speaker Qalibaf: Our Imam Khamenei Is Our Life And Our Heart – We Will Not Allow Islamic Iran To Be Devoured; Our Plan Is Already In Place, We Will Settle The Score With The Americans And Israelis
• Iranian Majles Members, Led By Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, All In IRGC Uniforms, Threaten The EU With Consequences Over Terror Designation, Chant ‘Death To America!’
• Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammed-Baqer Qalibaf Threatens Trump: Come, So You Can See What Catastrophe Befalls American Forces; You Will Be Burned By Iran’s Defenders; We Will Teach These Oppressive Rulers Some Manners
• Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: Our Relations With Russia Hold Untapped Potential; We Must Strengthen Cooperation
• Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: Our Strategic Ties With China Are Strong; We Share Common Friends, Enemies, And Interests
• Following The Assassination Of Nasrallah, Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Leads Members In Chanting: Death To America! Adds: The United States Is An Accomplice To The Crimes Of The Zionists, It Must Accept The Consequences
• At Inauguration Of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Majles Members Chant: ‘Death To Israel! Death To America!’; Foreign Guests, Including Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh, Applaud
• Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Celebrates Hamas’s Invasion Of Israel, Adds: ‘The Zionist Regime Will Not Have Peace Until It Is Annihilated’; Majles Members Chant: ‘Death To Israel! Israel Is Annihilated!’

MEMRI TV Clip No. 12651

Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf: The Strait Of Hormuz Cannot Return To Its Pre-War Status; Iran Will Not Surrender To U.S. And The Zionist Regime

Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said in a March 18, 2026 interview on IRINN TV (Iran) that many ships are no longer sailing in the region due to unsafe conditions. He stated that as a result of foreign interference, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz cannot return to what it was before the war. Qalibaf added that while Iran does not seek to escalate tensions and is working to reduce them, this does not mean it will surrender or allow the United States and the “Zionist regime” to impose their desired order on the region.

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MEMRI TV Clip No. 12590

Iranian Majles Speaker Qalibaf: Our Imam Khamenei Is Our Life And Our Heart – We Will Not Allow Islamic Iran To Be Devoured; Our Plan Is Already In Place, We Will Settle The Score With The Americans And Israelis

Iranian Majles Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf eulogized Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a March 1, 2026 address aired on IRINN TV (Iran). He said that a plan is already in place for after the martyrdom of Khamenei, adding that with the establishment of a leadership council to replace him, senior officials, the defense forces, and the public will display unbelievable strength and solidarity. Qalibaf stated that Iran’s defense forces have activated only a portion of their capabilities and that they will settle the score with the Americans and Israelis, who will pay for crossing Iran’s red lines. He warned that Iran will strike them so hard that they will come begging to Iran. Addressing Khamenei, Qalibaf choked up and said that they believe God grants martyrs the ability to influence events in the material world, pledging to Khomeini and to all the martyrs that they will not allow Islamic Iran to be devoured.

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MEMRI TV Clip No. 12520

Iranian Majles Members, Led By Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, All In IRGC Uniforms, Threaten The EU With Consequences Over Terror Designation, Chant ‘Death To America!’

Iranian Majles speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf responded to the European Union’s designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization in a February 1, 2026 Majles session aired on Channel 2 (Iran). Dressed in an IRGC uniform, Qalibaf called the designation an “irresponsible measure.” Majles members in attendance, also wearing IRGC uniforms, waved their fists and chanted, “Europe, shame on you!” Qalibaf formally declared that the European countries’ armies are now considered terrorist organizations and that the European Union will bear the consequences of this measure. The Majles members then repeatedly chanted: “Death to America!”

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