IRGC forces Iran parliament speaker to resign

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf forced by IRGC to resign from US negotiating team.

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Iran

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Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 17:14 UTC

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been forced by factions within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to resign from the Iranian delegation negotiating with the United States, according to Israeli and Arab media reports. The move signals deepening internal discord within Iran's leadership amid ongoing nuclear talks. Ghalibaf's resignation comes as the US maintains military pressure on Iran, with three carrier strike groups deployed to the region.

Updates · 8

5d ago@Osint613

A new report from a social media source confirms the earlier claim that the IRGC was behind the resignation.

5d ago@sentdefender

The report specifies that factions within the IRGC were responsible for forcing the resignation.

5d ago@Worldsource24

N12 News has confirmed the resignation, attributing it to intervention from the Revolutionary Guards.

5d agoIsrael War Live

A new report confirms the resignation of the Iranian parliament speaker, adding to the earlier reports of his forced removal from the negotiating team.

5d ago@FaytuksNetwork

An Atlantic writer has cited sources to deny the earlier reports, calling the Channel 12 claims a joke and stating Ghalibaf was not pushed out by the IRGC.

5d agoRerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸

Multiple Iranian journalists have now publicly refuted the resignation claim, calling it false and a joke.

5d ago@officialrnintel

Multiple Iranian journalists have refuted the Channel 12 report, calling it "absolutely false and a joke."

5d agoAzadi | آزادی

New reports from N12 and Al-Arabiya confirm Ghalibaf was forced by IRGC factions to resign from the negotiating team.

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