Political Chess Pawn: Iran Has A New Parliament Speaker

The National Interest

UANI Policy Director Jason Bodsky writes: "Iran’s new speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has endeavored for years to ascend to the top ranks of the regime. As a former senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as well as a longtime mayor of Tehran, Ghalibaf has repeatedly attempted to leverage this revolutionary and technocratic pedigree to achieve political success in Iran’s elected state. His ascension to the speakership represents the culmination of those efforts. But beyond his personal ambition, Ghalibaf has the potential to become a consequential speaker."