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Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who precocious emerged arsenic a main negotiator successful talks with the United States, has been appointed to oversee relations with China, Iranian media reported connected Sunday (May 17, 2026).
"Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has precocious been appointed arsenic a peculiar typical of the Islamic republic of Iran for China affairs," Tasnim quality bureau reported, citing "informed sources", with different media carrying akin reports.
Mr. Ghalibaf was appointed to the presumption astatine the connection of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and with the support of ultimate person Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, according to Tasnim.
He volition "coordinate assorted sectors of relations betwixt Iran and China", it added.
Fars news bureau said precocious information main Ali Larijani, who was killed successful U.S.-Israeli strikes connected March 17, held a akin position.
Larijani oversaw the advancing of negotiations with China which led to a 25-year practice statement successful 2021.
Following the outbreak of the warfare connected Febraury 28 with Israel and the United States, Mr. Ghalibaf has emerged arsenic a cardinal fig steering high-stakes diplomacy successful the azygous circular of talks with the U.S. successful April.
A fig of elder Iranian officials, including erstwhile ultimate person Ali Khamenei, were killed successful the war, which dispersed crossed the West Asia earlier a fragile ceasefire took clasp connected April 8.
Iran has successful caller days allowed a fig of Chinese ships to walk done the strategical Strait of Hormuz, a captious planetary vigor conduit which it had blocked since the warfare erupted.
The Revolutionary Guards said the ships transited aft "an statement connected Iran's strait absorption protocols".
