{"id":323999,"date":"2024-09-12T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323999"},"modified":"2024-09-12T17:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:15:32","slug":"power-struggle-intensifies-as-rival-factions-slam-pezeshkians-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/power-struggle-intensifies-as-rival-factions-slam-pezeshkians-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Struggle Intensifies in Iran as Rival Factions Slam Pezeshkian’s Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Weeks after the formation of Massoud Pezeshkian<\/a>\u2019s government, the power struggle between rival factions within the Iranian regime shows no signs of abating. Members of the “Jebheh Paydari” [Persian for Endurance Front] a faction close to senior Supreme Leader advisor Saeed Jalili, have launched attacks on Pezeshkian, accusing him of appointing “traitorous” and “anti-regime” elements to key positions.<\/p>\n

Leading the charge is Mahmoud Nabavian, a prominent member of the regime\u2019s new parliament, supported by fellow MPs Hamid Rasaei and Amir-Hossein Sabeti. The recent appointment of Hossein Kermanspour as head of public relations at the Ministry of Health has become a focal point for criticism. In response to this appointment, Nabavian fiercely attacked Pezeshkian\u2019s calls for unity, stating<\/a>, \u201cNational unity won\u2019t be achieved by appointing rioters and their supporters. It can only be fostered by bringing in revolutionary, faithful young people.\u201d Referring to the regime\u2019s loyal Basij forces, he added that national unity means \u201cunity with the people, not with those who disrupt security and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nabavian\u2019s remarks come in the wake of an unprecedented attack on Pezeshkian, highlighting the deep divisions that have emerged since the death of former President Ebrahim Raisi. Nabavian accused several of Pezeshkian’s ministers of being complicit in the “sedition” during the 2009 and 2022 uprisings, referring specifically to the involvement of Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi, the current Minister of Health.<\/p>\n

Nabavian remarked<\/a>, \u201cAt least three ministers should have been disqualified based on the Supreme Leader\u2019s standards. One of these ministers was involved in the 2009 sedition, and even the Ministry of Intelligence had confirmed his role. Another minister, implicated in the \u2018Women, Life, Freedom\u2019 protests, is accused of institutionalizing anti-religious values.\u201d<\/p>\n

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