{"id":329117,"date":"2025-03-02T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329117"},"modified":"2025-03-02T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:05:17","slug":"iran-news-hemmatis-impeachment-exposes-deep-fractures-within-regime-as-factions-scramble-to-shield-khamenei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-news-hemmatis-impeachment-exposes-deep-fractures-within-regime-as-factions-scramble-to-shield-khamenei\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Hemmati\u2019s Impeachment Exposes Deep Fractures Within Regime as Factions Scramble to Shield Khamenei"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abdolnaser Hemmati, Iran\u2019s Economy Minister, looks grim as MPs debate his impeachment in the Majlis \u2013 March 2, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Iranian regime\u2019s parliament voted to impeach Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati on March 2, 2025, marking a significant escalation in the regime\u2019s internal power struggle. After a heated session, in which the regime’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Hemmati himself attempted to defend his record, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the motion with 183 votes in favor<\/a>, 89 against, and one abstention. With this vote, Hemmati\u2019s tenure as Economy Minister ended after less than seven months in office, making him the first minister to be ousted from Pezeshkian\u2019s fragile government. However, this impeachment is far from a mere policy dispute\u2014it exposes the regime\u2019s growing fractures, as rival factions seek scapegoats<\/a> to shield the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from blame while simultaneously using the crisis to settle internal scores and deceive a restless society on the brink of explosion.<\/p>\n

A Political Showdown to Conceal Khamenei\u2019s Role<\/h3>\n

Iran\u2019s parliament, dominated by extremist factions close to Khamenei, has accused Hemmati of failing to control inflation, stabilize the currency, and prevent economic freefall. Yet, the regime’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, defending his minister,<\/a> acknowledged that Iran\u2019s financial instability is beyond the government\u2019s control. \u201cFrom day one, we were confronted with fundamental economic imbalances,\u201d he told lawmakers, adding that Iran is \u201cengaged in a full-scale war\u201d as countries like Qatar, Iraq, and Turkey refuse to return Iranian assets.<\/p>\n

Pezeshkian\u2019s remarks inadvertently highlighted a truth the regime seeks to obscure: the government’s role in shaping economic policy is minimal. Major financial and economic decisions\u2014ranging from monetary policies to foreign trade and sanctions evasion\u2014are dictated by Khamenei\u2019s office<\/a>, not by the Economy Minister or even the President. The faction pushing for Hemmati\u2019s removal is well aware of this but seeks to use his impeachment as a political maneuver to reinforce its own standing while misleading the public about the regime\u2019s accountability.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Ruling Factions Turn on Each Other Amid Deepening Economic Crisishttps:\/\/t.co\/sA8jhOo0nY<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n