{"id":306586,"date":"2023-04-27T14:02:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=306586"},"modified":"2023-04-27T14:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:02:26","slug":"irans-regime-on-the-brink-whats-behind-the-infighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-regime-on-the-brink-whats-behind-the-infighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Regime on the Brink: What’s Behind the Infighting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Iranian regime’s power struggles have boiled over, prompting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to caution officials<\/a> about the dire repercussions of their internal conflicts on April 22. What is driving this escalating turmoil?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After the November 2019 uprising<\/a>, which posed a significant threat to his regime, Khamenei recognized that even a hint of discord among his ranks could result in the downfall of the ruling theocracy. Consequently, he initiated a process of “power consolidation,” starting with eliminating rival faction candidates during the 2020 sham parliamentary elections and handpicking his preferred parliamentarians. In June 2021, Khamenei appointed Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> as president despite the latter\u2019s reprehensible human rights record. Shortly thereafter, the Supreme Leader appointed<\/a> Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, another notorious criminal, as the head of the judiciary.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA very important strategy is the cooperation between heads of three branches. They all should cooperate and synthesize. The constitution has created a perfect opportunity for them to work together; if so, they can overcome every problem. I advise the heads of the three branches not to block each other\u2019s path and instead to pave the way for one another,\u201d Khamenei said in his speec<\/a>h on the occasion of Eid-El-Fitr. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By speaking of cooperation, Khamenei tacitly warned the regime\u2019s Majlis (parliament) to stop complaining about the socio-economic failure of Raisi\u2019s government. Due to Raisi\u2019s bogus claims and consistent failure, there have been growing calls in the regime\u2019s parliament for his impeachment.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, Khamenei\u2019s speech spurred Raisi to make yet other bogus claims. \u201cI can assure your imminent excellency that we, in the three branches, increase our efforts and cooperation to address people\u2019s problems. As you named this year, we will control inflation and increase production while avoiding any sidelines,\u201d he said. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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