{"id":57945,"date":"2026-05-17T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applenews.cloud.aawsat.london\/?p=57945"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:45:01","slug":"iran-chief-negotiator-ghalibaf-appointed-to-oversee-ties-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applenews.cloud.aawsat.london\/?p=57945","title":{"rendered":"Iran Chief Negotiator Ghalibaf Appointed to Oversee Ties with China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently emerged as a chief negotiator in talks with the United States, has been appointed to oversee relations with China, Iranian media reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has recently been appointed as a special representative of the Islamic republic of Iran for China affairs,&#8221; Tasnim news agency reported, citing &#8220;informed sources,\u201d with other media carrying similar reports.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear who appointed Ghalibaf to the role, but Tasnim said he would &#8220;coordinate various sectors of relations between Iran and China.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s Interior Minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday &#8220;to facilitate&#8221; the peace talks between Iran and the US that have stalled despite a fragile ceasefire, Iranian media reported.<\/p>\n<p>\nIslamabad has been actively mediating in the peace talks and last month hosted a high stakes meeting between delegations from both sides.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A ceasefire that began on April 8 has largely halted the fighting that erupted when US and Israeli forces attacked Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had received messages from Washington indicating that President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration was willing to continue negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/node\/5274095\">Original Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently emerged as a chief negotiator in talks with the United States, has been appointed to oversee relations with China, Iranian media reported on Sunday. &#8220;Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has recently been appointed as a special representative of the Islamic republic of Iran for China affairs,&#8221; 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