Inside the growing rift between Iran’s dealmakers and ultraconservatives

Iran's government is fracturing over whether to negotiate with the United States. Per Middle East Eye, reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf are seeking to end six months of hostilities, but hardline conservatives are intensifying pressure to block any agreement, fearing political marginalization. A leaked video has surfaced of Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi, a member of the Khamenei family, making claims about the Supreme Leader's stance: that Pezeshkian's resignation would be accepted if offered again, and that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been sidelined from U-S negotiations. The video suggests a broader hardline campaign to undermine the negotiators.

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