{"id":330432,"date":"2025-04-12T10:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T09:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330432"},"modified":"2025-04-12T10:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T09:13:32","slug":"iranian-regime-officials-undermine-khameneis-authority-as-discord-grows-over-u-s-nuclear-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/iranian-regime-officials-undermine-khameneis-authority-as-discord-grows-over-u-s-nuclear-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime Officials Undermine Khamenei\u2019s Authority as Discord Grows Over U.S. Nuclear Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At his Friday prayer sermon in Shahrekord, Mohammad Fatemi voiced the Iranian regime’s fear of internal unrest on April 11, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A fierce wave of infighting among Iranian state officials is exposing deep contradictions and political uncertainty surrounding Tehran\u2019s decision to engage in new nuclear negotiations with the United States. Despite the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s constitutional monopoly over foreign policy, the public dissent and veiled criticism from his own loyalists suggest that his authority is being quietly eroded from within.<\/p>\n

Just two months ago, Khamenei dismissed<\/a> any notion of talks with the U.S. as \u201cneither smart, nor wise, nor honorable.\u201d Yet now, indirect negotiations are officially underway in Oman. The reversal has stunned parts of the regime\u2019s own political and clerical apparatus, prompting several senior figures to publicly question both the necessity and legitimacy of the talks.<\/p>\n

Javad Larijani, a veteran regime strategist and Khamenei confidant, expressed open disapproval in a televised interview on April 10. \u201cWe could have just exchanged messages. What was the need to accept negotiation?\u201d he said<\/a>, adding with sarcasm, \u201cNow they\u2019ll say, \u2018I brought Iran to the table\u2014even after killing your commander!\u2019\u201d \u2014 a reference to Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani, assassinated by the U.S. in 2020. Larijani doubled down: \u201cWe will not compromise even slightly on our nuclear capacity\u2026 not even turn down the flame a little.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>'s Clerical Regime Rattled by Internal Splits and Nuclear Escalation Threatshttps:\/\/t.co\/Mr5tVUjNNu<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n