伊朗议长卡利巴夫(右)星期天(5月17日)在德黑兰与到访的巴基斯坦纳克维会面。
伊朗议长卡利巴夫(右)星期天(5月17日)在德黑兰与到访的巴基斯坦纳克维会面。

Iranian Parliament Speaker Appointed as Special Representative for China Affairs

Published at May 18, 2026 10:13 am
Iranian media reported on Sunday that the Iranian Parliament Speaker, Ghalibaf, who previously served as the chief negotiator with the U.S., has been appointed as the special representative for China affairs.

According to AFP, Tasnim News Agency cited informed sources on Sunday (May 17) as reporting the above news.

Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian President Pezeshkian proposed Ghalibaf for the position, and this was approved by Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

According to reports, Ghalibaf will be responsible for coordinating various departments and fields of cooperation and affairs between Iran and China.

Fars News Agency reported that Larijani, the former Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and former Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on March 17, previously served as the special representative for China affairs.

The US-Iran conflict broke out on February 28 this year, and last month Ghalibaf became the chief representative for negotiations with the United States.

Ghalibaf said in an interview last month that although there has been progress in Iran's negotiations with the United States, a final agreement is still far off. This month he stated that the Iranian armed forces are ready to give an "appropriate" response to any new US military action.

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