Iranian hardliners withhold support for negotiators

A statement signed by 261 members of Iran's parliament declared support for the Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. However, the faction aligned with hardline politician Saeed Jalili and the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability did not sign. Iranian media reports the names of seven prominent hardline representatives, including Mahmoud Nabavian and Hamid Rasaei, are absent from the published list. The development highlights internal political divisions as U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials have recently commented on power struggles within Iran's ruling establishment.