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Iran\u2019s state-run Shabak-e-Khabar, the regime\u2019s main news network, aired a revealing broadcast on October 24, featuring a speech by Masoud Ali, a frequent speaker at ceremonies attended by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The speech highlighted the regime’s increasingly desperate attempts to maintain control amid growing internal and external pressures.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ali\u2019s address exposed the rising wave of criticism directed at the regime’s military commanders, revealing the severity of discontent within Iran\u2019s leadership. He noted that over the past two months, when the regime failed to respond to Israel\u2019s strike at Tehran\u2019s proxy forces, there had been a significant backlash on social media and through other channels against top commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC), including Major Generals Hossein Salami, and Amir Ali Hajizadeh as well as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri. \u201cThey were accused of \u2018political impotence,\u2019\u201d he said, expressing his dismay at the attacks. “I\u2019m ashamed to even say it, but these were the accusations circulating.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ali\u2019s statements also underscored the Iranian leadership\u2019s close ties with Hezbollah, stressing the loyalty of the group\u2019s forces. He quoted an interaction with a bodyguard of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah\u2019s Secretary-General, who stated, \u201cI trust Sayyid Hassan with my life and would give it for him. But when it comes to the Supreme Leader, my loyalty extends even further\u2014I would sacrifice Sayyid Hassan for him.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Factional Feud Escalates in #Iran<\/a> Over Zarif Appointment Amid Domestic and Regional Criseshttps:\/\/t.co\/iO5uhIMyvv<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n