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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: The Man Really Running Iran?
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.
Simon Whistler • March 27, 2026
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