{"id":322977,"date":"2024-08-05T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=322977"},"modified":"2024-08-21T06:56:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T05:56:51","slug":"power-struggles-intensify-as-new-iranian-regime-president-appoints-divisive-figures-to-key-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/power-struggles-intensify-as-new-iranian-regime-president-appoints-divisive-figures-to-key-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Struggles Intensify as New Iranian Regime President Appoints Divisive Figures to Key Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a move that has deepened the rift within Iran’s ruling factions, newly appointed president Masoud Pezeshkian has named Mohammad Javad Zarif as his Strategic Deputy. This controversial appointment on August 1 has already sparked significant backlash, raising questions about Pezeshkian\u2019s promises of unwavering loyalty to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Zarif\u2019s own repeated claims during the election campaign that he was not seeking a government position.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his directive, <\/span>Pezeshkian tasked Zarif<\/span><\/a> with transforming the Center for Strategic Studies of the Presidential Office into an effective structure for the new Strategic Deputy role, emphasizing the need to monitor and report directly on the Supreme Leader’s policies. Pezeshkian\u2019s directive to Zarif stated, “With the responsibility of overseeing the tasks and duties of the Center for Strategic Studies of the Presidency, you are to transform these into appropriate structures for the Strategic Deputy role and directly report on the approved vision document and general policies of the Supreme Leader.”<\/span><\/p>\n

This decision has escalated the power struggle among the regime’s factions, with an outlet run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) going on the offensive, labeling Zarif as a potential “spy” and expressing distrust over his return to a governmental role. “We did not have a Strategic Deputy before. Zarif promised he wouldn’t take a post. From now on, we have to be careful about everything because the spy is back,” the IRGC-run news agency quoted users as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Internal Tensions and Economic Crisis in #Iran<\/a> amid Feud over High-Profile Appointmentshttps:\/\/t.co\/RxHEgwYfFV<\/a><\/p>\n

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