Iran Replaces Ghalibaf with Jalili on U.S. Negotiating Team

The Paydari Front opposes engagement with the West, particularly the 2015 nuclear deal, and advocates a doctrine of active resistance.

During Hassan Rouhani’s presidency, Jalili established a shadow government to counter the administration’s policies, especially the nuclear deal. Safavi stated that Jalili has evolved from a nuclear negotiator to an influential actor within the regime.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is seeking a continued leading role in negotiations and is currently in Islamabad, Pakistan, after returning from a short trip to Muscat, Oman, where he held high-level diplomatic talks on the conflict.

Reports indicate Araghchi will travel to Moscow. Safavi stated that within this regime, there are a number of constants espoused by all factions, including repression, the export of terrorism, and the pursuit of nuclear weapons. On April 7, Jalili wrote on X: 'Yes — ‘infrastructure’ is on the verge of collapse; the infrastructure of domination and the American order.

' The previous day, on April 6, he posted on X: '‘Shut up’ is not the appropriate response to Trump’s ramblings; let him speak more. ' Safavi stated that in dealing with this regime, we must bear in mind that in the 45 years since the mullahs consolidated their rule in 1981 by crushing all peaceful political life, so-called reformists have governed for nearly half that time — presiding over some of its darkest crimes.

Those crimes, according to Safavi, include the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, the assassination of dissidents abroad, the chain murders of intellectuals inside Iran, and the relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Fox News reported that these developments reflect accelerating erosion and mounting pressure within the regime, deepening fractures and leaving it weaker and more vulnerable.