Talks with US futile, says Iran Parliament speaker
Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf greeting lawmakers after being elected Parliament speaker in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. The 58-year-old Ghalibaf is also a three-time presidential candidate. – EPA pic, May 31, 2020.
IRAN’S Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be “futile” as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber today. Ghalibaf, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ air force, was elected speaker on Thursday after February elections that swung the balance in the legislature towards ultra-conservatives.
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