Ghalibaf, an influential figure, has grown in prominence since the start of the war and was the lead negotiator in the so far only round of direct US-Iranian talks. (AFP)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 3, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
