Mojtaba Khamenei Warns Pezeshkian He Will Accept Any 29th Resignation Bid
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 4
Mojtaba Khamenei Warns Pezeshkian He Will Accept Any 29th Resignation Bid
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 4
Summary
Mojtaba Khamenei told President Masoud Pezeshkian that any new resignation submission would be accepted, according to senior cleric Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi, in a move meant to force the president to back down.
Pezeshkian had reportedly threatened to quit over exclusion from key decisions, but he denied plans to leave in a televised interview, saying, “I will not resign, and I will stand firm.”
Kharrazi also said Khamenei may replace Supreme National Security Council chief Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr with Mohsen Rezaei and warned Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi not to interfere in negotiations.
The reported pressure campaign comes as Iranian officials are split over negotiations with Washington and how far to go to preserve control over the Strait of Hormuz, with hardliners pushing a tougher line.
Analysts cited in the report said the episode suggests the IRGC is stripping leverage from the civilian government and tightening control as Iran negotiates with the US.
If Iran’s foreign minister was sidelined and resignation threats were used to force compliance, who is actually negotiating Tehran’s deal with Washington?
Is Pezeshkian really in charge, or is Iran’s Strait of Hormuz strategy now being dictated by Mojtaba Khamenei and IRGC insiders?