{"id":330612,"date":"2025-04-17T08:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T07:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330612"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T07:52:48","slug":"tehran-officials-warn-of-chaos-and-dual-pressure-as-nuclear-talks-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/tehran-officials-warn-of-chaos-and-dual-pressure-as-nuclear-talks-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehran Officials Warn Of \u201cChaos\u201d And \u201cDual Pressure\u201d As Nuclear Talks Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330613\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime's member of parliament Mehdi Kuchakzadeh shouts at the Parliament Speaker M.B. Ghalibaf on April 12\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-mehdi-kuchakzadeh-mp-shouting-14042025-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime&#8217;s member of parliament Mehdi Kuchakzadeh shouts at the Parliament Speaker M.B. Ghalibaf on April 12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the clerical regime in Iran re-engages in indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rome<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a chorus of officials in Tehran has raised alarm about the potential domestic fallout of any diplomatic breakthrough. Their statements reveal a deep fear that renewed talks \u2014 far from strengthening the regime \u2014 could erode its internal control and spark fresh unrest across the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a telling address on the parliament floor, Abolfazl Aboutorabi, a member of the regime\u2019s parliament, warned that foreign adversaries are deliberately using the negotiation track to foment instability inside Iran. \u201cThe enemy has pinned its hopes on four issues to polarize the country,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/854979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">he said<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201cThe first is negotiation. They want to use the issue of negotiation and the polarization around it to cause chaos and disorder within the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aboutorabi&#8217;s remarks place diplomacy on equal footing with other so-called threats, such as compulsory hijab, inflation, and tensions around foreign nationals \u2014 all framed as tools to \u201cdrag people into the streets.\u201d He concluded with a familiar refrain: \u201cThe only solution is total obedience to the Leader\u2026 not one step ahead, not one step behind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Talks as Tactics: How <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Regime Uses Diplomacy to Buy Time and Avoid Accountability<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KpUI81KgA0\">https:\/\/t.co\/KpUI81KgA0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1912606315987214505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Echoing these concerns, MP <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/snn.ir\/fa\/news\/1250274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gholamreza Shariati described<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a perilous scenario in which the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been cornered by foreign pressure. \u201cThese days, the criminal Trump has placed the Supreme Leader between two choices: accepting a forced peace or facing war,\u201d he claimed, portraying Iran\u2019s ruler as the ultimate decision-maker navigating a geopolitical trap<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The stakes, however, are not confined to rhetorical brinkmanship. An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/farsi.khamenei.ir\/others-report?id=60004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">editorial published on Khamenei.ir<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the official website of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, warns that the internal consequences of pursuing a deal could be explosive. \u201cCreating a hyped-up and naive atmosphere around the negotiations\u2026 opens the enemy\u2019s hand to pressure Iran\u2019s negotiating team,\u201d the article states. \u201cIf the opponent senses that reaching an agreement is vital for you and that you\u2019re under pressure from public opinion\u2026 they will move to extract more concessions and give less.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The editorial bluntly criticizes what it calls \u201cdaydreaming\u201d about the outcome of diplomacy, branding it a \u201cchewing-gum sweetness\u201d \u2014 a temporary high that will soon \u201cburst\u201d and leave behind \u201cdeep disappointment.\u201d This emotional backlash, the article cautions, will feed into a broader cycle of public frustration and unrest<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamenei Backpedals on U.S. Talks, But Tries to Mask <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s Submission<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWUWVHhtbd\">https:\/\/t.co\/QWUWVHhtbd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1912475441778086152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That fear is already informing official messaging. According to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tasnim News Agency<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, Iran\u2019s decision to sit at the table was not prompted by U.S. threats. Instead, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1404\/01\/26\/3291910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">it reported<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that the regime\u2019s own president had \u201crequested permission from the Leader\u201d following a letter from Donald Trump \u2014 an admission of internal pressure driving the talks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even high-level former diplomats have urged caution. Gholamreza Ansari, ex-deputy foreign minister, warned, \u201cPeople\u2019s expectations from this round of talks must not be raised. The truth is, with the massive obstructionism from Netanyahu\u2019s government, moving the talks forward will be extremely difficult\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ansari\u2019s measured tone contrasts sharply with <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kayhan<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the newspaper overseen by Khamenei\u2019s representative. In a blistering editorial aimed at supporters of negotiations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kayhan.ir\/fa\/news\/308809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kayhan<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> wrote<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u201cYou say a half-hour negotiation dropped the price of the dollar and gold. But at what cost? Have you forgotten our national hero, [Qassem] Soleimani, who fought for forty years? Is forgetting him not a heavy price?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> In Turmoil: Regime Officials Turn On Each Other As U.S. Talks Expose Deep Internal Crisis<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hRZy9z2fJw\">https:\/\/t.co\/hRZy9z2fJw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1911524543417417769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This juxtaposition of economic hope and ideological rigidity exposes the regime\u2019s true strategy: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has no intention of making real concessions. Instead, he uses the negotiations as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/talks-as-tactics-how-irans-regime-uses-diplomacy-to-buy-time-and-avoid-accountability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a time-buying maneuver<\/a> \u2014 a calculated performance meant to ease pressure while preserving the regime\u2019s survival apparatus intact. Any genuine compromise, particularly one that weakens the mechanisms of repression or economic control, is seen by Khamenei as a direct threat to the regime\u2019s power base. He fears that even a small retreat could fracture the wall of fear, embolden the population, and leave the system vulnerable to a renewed uprising.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The message is clear: for Khamenei\u2019s regime, diplomacy is no longer just a foreign policy tool \u2014 it is a political minefield. With the memory of recent uprisings still fresh, the regime fears that a negotiated opening could serve not as a safety valve, but as the spark that ignites another national revolt.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read&nbsp; As the clerical regime in Iran re-engages in indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States in Rome, a chorus of officials in Tehran has raised alarm about the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":330613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,5450],"tags":[1175],"class_list":{"0":"post-330612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nuclear","8":"category-iranian-regime-infighting","9":"tag-iran-nuclear"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tehran Officials Warn Of \u201cChaos\u201d And \u201cDual Pressure\u201d As Nuclear Talks Resume - 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