{"id":327636,"date":"2025-01-13T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327636"},"modified":"2025-01-13T15:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:28:33","slug":"iran-news-state-media-slams-senior-cleric-for-accusing-mps-of-espionage-amid-regime-infighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-news-state-media-slams-senior-cleric-for-accusing-mps-of-espionage-amid-regime-infighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: State Media Slams Senior Cleric for Accusing MPs of Espionage Amid Regime Infighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_327637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327637\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-etemad-daily-ahmad-alamolhoda-13012025-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front page of the state-run Etemad newspaper, January 13, 2025 (Ahmad Alamolhoda\u2019s image has been manually edited on this page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a revealing display of the internal discord gripping Iran\u2019s ruling factions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etemadnewspaper.ir\/fa\/main\/detail\/228077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily <em>Etemad<\/em> launched<\/a> a scathing critique of Ahmad Alamolhoda, the hardline Friday prayer leader of Mashhad and a representative of the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The publication, which advocates for preserving the regime through superficial reforms and easing international pressure, targeted Alamolhoda for his inflammatory remarks accusing members of parliament of espionage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ensafnews.com\/569557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alamolhoda had claimed<\/a>, \u201cThe parliament is the most sensitive point for enemy plots and infiltration. The enemy doesn\u2019t send spies to the parliament; they hire and elect them. Therefore, the parliament is the most suitable place for selecting spies.\u201d These accusations, made during a meeting with Basij members, triggered a sharp backlash from other regime figures. Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, called Alamolhoda\u2019s remarks \u201ccrisis-inducing,\u201d urging authorities to hold the cleric accountable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf the Mashhad Friday prayer leader sees spies in the parliament, he must report them to the Ministry of Intelligence or the IRGC Intelligence Organization,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/2006209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahriari said<\/a>. \u201cMaking sweeping accusations without evidence creates unnecessary problems and imposes heavy costs on the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Jan 14, 2020: Iranian regime Supreme Leader&amp;#039;s representative says UK Ambassador must be &amp;quot;chopped up&amp;quot;\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_VAcHLnF93_8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVAcHLnF93_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VAcHLnF93_8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT49S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-01-15T16:51:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VAcHLnF93_8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVAcHLnF93_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Jan 14, 2020: Iranian regime Supreme Leader&#039;s representative says UK Ambassador must be &quot;chopped up&quot;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VAcHLnF93_8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVAcHLnF93_8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Jan 14, 2020: Iranian regime Supreme Leader&amp;#039;s representative says UK Ambassador must be &amp;quot;chopped up&amp;quot;\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran, January 14, 2020: The representative of the Iranian regime&#039;s Supreme Leader today called for the UK&#039;s Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire to be chopped into pieces!\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Etemad<\/em> highlighted Alamolhoda\u2019s long-standing divisiveness, pointing to past incendiary statements. The cleric once said the British ambassador should be \u201ctorn to pieces\u201d and referred to students who refused to step on the U.S. flag as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VAcHLnF93_8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fifth columns of the enemy<\/a>\u201d who \u201cdeserve to be torn apart.\u201d The newspaper also noted his declining popularity, quoting him as admitting, \u201cPeople don\u2019t listen to our sermons or attend Friday prayers. Even the televised sermons are ignored, and only what others write and headline about us gets noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This conflict underscores the regime\u2019s internal power struggle as it grapples with economic collapse, international isolation, and rising public dissent. The warring factions, though united in preserving the regime, remain deeply divided over tactics. Alamolhoda\u2019s critics accuse him of inflaming tensions and provoking further discontent with his incendiary rhetoric. Meanwhile, extremist elements like Alamolhoda double down on aggression, viewing retreat as synonymous with collapse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The escalating tensions highlight the regime\u2019s inability to contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/irans-clerical-regime-engulfed-in-infighting-amid-economic-collapse-and-public-discontent\/\">its internal divisions<\/a>, which are aggravated by growing fears of a popular uprising. The clerical regime\u2019s insistence on crushing dissent while intensifying internal conflicts reveals its vulnerability. These public disputes, combined with the increasing resentment among the populace, illustrate a regime on the defensive, struggling to maintain its grip on power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a revealing display of the internal discord gripping Iran&rsquo;s ruling factions, the daily Etemad launched a scathing critique of Ahmad Alamolhoda, the hardline Friday prayer leader of Mashhad and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":327637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5450],"tags":[492],"class_list":{"0":"post-327636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iranian-regime-infighting","8":"tag-iran-elections"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News: State Media Slams Senior Cleric for Accusing MPs of Espionage Amid Regime Infighting - 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