{"id":320845,"date":"2024-06-24T21:21:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=320845"},"modified":"2024-06-24T21:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:21:48","slug":"turmoil-and-power-struggles-plague-irans-regime-amid-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/turmoil-and-power-struggles-plague-irans-regime-amid-presidential-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Turmoil and Power Struggles Plague Iran\u2019s Regime Amid Presidential Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei faces significant challenges as the country approaches what he tries to sell as the early presidential elections. With the loss of his key ally, <\/span>Ebrahim Raisi<\/span><\/a>, who was expected to help Khamenei navigate existential crises and his agenda for a leadership replacement strategy, the regime grapples with internal power struggles and internal feuds. Recent statements from officials and state-run media reveal the fragile state of the clerical dictatorship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif declared that there would be no street protests if Masoud Pezeshkian lost the election, the state-run newspaper <\/span>Vatan Emrooz<\/span><\/a> wrote, “Zarif aims to inject false and dangerous excitement among the silent voters. False excitement has a dangerous side, which is its potential to turn into unrest and chaos.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Former regime president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also demanded airtime from state television to respond to Zarif and other candidates, mimicking his successor Hassan Rouhani. Meanwhile, the <\/span>Kayhan Daily slammed<\/span><\/a> Rouhani, stating, \u201cWhy does no one take responsibility for Rouhani\u2019s government? A caravan of politically bankrupt people hides behind Pezeshkian, making this even more disastrous than Rouhani\u2019s third term.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The regime\u2019s internal conflicts are further exposed by the Revolutionary Guards-affiliated <\/span>newspaper Javan<\/span><\/a>, which likened Zarif and Ahmadinejad to “two sides of the same coin,” highlighting their mutual disdain. Javan claimed that in private meetings, both figures have used even harsher language against each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Internal Turmoil Hits #Iran<\/a>\u2019s Regime Amid Election Feverhttps:\/\/t.co\/2Rz4btAQim<\/a><\/p>\n

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