BlockBeats News, March 24th, the Trump administration is secretly assessing Iranian Parliament Speaker Kalibaf as a potential partner, even a possible future leader of Iran, marking Trump’s shift from military pressure to a negotiation-based strategy to end the war. The 64-year-old Kalibaf has threatened to retaliate against the United States and its allies on multiple occasions, but according to two government officials, at least some within the White House consider him a viable partner who could lead Iran in the next phase of the war and negotiate with the Trump administration.
A government official said, “He is a good option,” but stressed that no decision has been made yet. “He is one of the top candidates. But we need to test them; we can’t rush into it.” Kalibaf denied any negotiations with the United States on Monday, but government officials dismissed his comments as a domestic political posture. “We are in a testing phase, trying to figure out who can rise, who wants to rise, who is trying to rise,” an official said. “When someone emerges, we will test them quickly, and if they are too radical, we will get rid of them.” (Politico)
