Iranian senior officials’ “Americanized messaging” sparks controversy: Ghalibaf’s information strategy may affect market sentiment

Gate News message: With a focus on Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s social media activity, new debates have emerged in the market and public discourse. Some observers have noted that the English content he posts on the X platform is fluent, and its narrative style leans toward an American political context, displaying “connected through the U.S. App Store,” which has sparked speculation about where his account is operated.

However, there is currently no evidence indicating that this account is controlled by a U.S. team or actually based in the United States. From a technical perspective, App Store labels typically only reflect the device region settings or the network route—for example, accessing with a U.S. Apple ID—and cannot directly prove geographic location. Therefore, the related speculation remains largely at the level of interpretation.

More noteworthy is the change in the information strategy itself. As a key political figure who previously served as a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ghalibaf has recently noticeably strengthened his communication with U.S. audiences. In his posts, he repeatedly mentions energy prices, economic pressure, and the impact of U.S. policies; the narrative logic aligns more closely with the Western media environment. At the same time, some of his content also takes on a style similar to market analysis—for example, linking geopolitical signals with economic trends, which indirectly influences investors’ expectations.

This mode of communication reflects an upgrade in the information-warfare dimension. Against the backdrop of current geopolitical conflicts, Iran is shaping international public opinion through English-language content, binding the war’s effects to economic consequences and heightening the external market’s perception of risk. For U.S. and global audiences, such information feels more relatable and is also easier to spread across social platforms.

From a more macro perspective, this phenomenon shows that geopolitical competition is no longer confined to purely military or diplomatic arenas; information dissemination has also become a key battlefield. Ghalibaf’s shift in expression—rather than being “Americanized”—is better understood as a precise communication strategy tailored to the target audience. In the future, this kind of cross-context information operations may have a more direct impact on market sentiment and asset prices.