Pezeshkian Denies Resignation Letter as Reports Expose Power Struggle Around Iran's 1 New Supreme Leader
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 4
Pezeshkian Denies Resignation Letter as Reports Expose Power Struggle Around Iran's 1 New Supreme Leader
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 4
Summary
Pezeshkian’s office rejected as “baseless” a report that he had sent a resignation letter to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, after a cleric claimed any new resignation would be accepted.
A second report deepened the dispute, alleging Pezeshkian met Mojtaba only once for several minutes in a tinted vehicle and was not allowed to see or shake hands with him.
Those claims clash with Pezeshkian’s earlier public account that he spent about 2.5 hours with Khamenei in a cordial meeting, underscoring conflicting narratives around access to the new leader.
Iran experts said rival factions are invoking Mojtaba Khamenei’s authority to weaken opponents and protect their own positions as his prolonged public absence fuels doubts over who is actually governing.
Mojtaba has not appeared in any public video or audio since succeeding Ali Khamenei, and analysts warn the longer that absence lasts, the more factional infighting could intensify.