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title: "Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: The Man Really Running Iran?"
description: "A Revolutionary Guards commander turned Tehran mayor turned parliament speaker, Ghalibaf has survived corruption scandals and failed presidential bids to reach the center of power in Tehran."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-the-man-really-running-iran.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-the-man-really-running-iran/
datePublished: 2026-03-27T17:59:37.000Z
dateModified: 2026-03-27T17:59:37.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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A Revolutionary Guards commander turned Tehran mayor turned parliament speaker, Ghalibaf has survived corruption scandals and failed presidential bids to reach the center of power in Tehran.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-the-man-really-running-iran/.
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