{"id":334118,"date":"2025-07-12T17:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334118"},"modified":"2025-07-12T22:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T21:53:23","slug":"iran-regimes-internal-rift-widens-as-factions-dispute-over-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-regimes-internal-rift-widens-as-factions-dispute-over-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime\u2019s Internal Rift Widens as Factions Dispute Over Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334119\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-334119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei\u2019s first public appearance after the 12-day war \u2013 July 5\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ali-Khamenei-first-public-appearance-after-the-12-day-war-\u2013-July-5-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Khamenei\u2019s first public appearance after the 12-day war \u2013 July 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bitter feud has erupted within Iran\u2019s ruling elite, exposing deep divisions between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the hardline Steadfastness Front (Jebhe Paydari, or JST) faction. The clash, fueled by the fallout from a 12-day war and a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RYhK2gO3HEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial interview<\/a> by the regime&#8217;s President Masoud Pezeshkian, has laid bare a regime grappling with internal discord while claiming a fa\u00e7ade of unity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IRGC\u2019s mouthpiece, Javan newspaper, unleashed a scathing attack on JST loyalists and their allies, accusing them of undermining the regime\u2019s stability at a critical juncture. In an article titled \u201cPolitical Rumormongers Worse Than Foreign Mercenaries,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javanonline.ir\/fa\/news\/1306493\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Javan condemned<\/a> those who criticized Pezeshkian\u2019s recent interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, likening their actions to betrayal. The newspaper\u2019s sharp rhetoric reveals a growing schism within Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s own camp, contradicting the regime\u2019s narrative of a \u201cvast social capital\u201d forged through recent conflicts.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A War\u2019s Aftermath and a Fractured Elite<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Javan article singles out two figures from the regime\u2019s dominant faction for their \u201cthuggish\u201d behavior. <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/882281\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamid Rasaee<\/a>, a Tehran MP, reposted a tweet from an Azerbaijani political activist on his Telegram channel, using it to mock and insult Pezeshkian in what Javan called a \u201cshameful and disgraceful\u201d comparison. Similarly, Reza Asheri, a Rasht city council member, sparked outrage by posting an inflammatory social media story. In it, he called for Israel to assassinate Pezeshkian and implied that the helicopter crash that killed former President Ebrahim Raisi was an Israeli plot. Asheri went further, issuing an ultimatum to Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, threatening to \u201cact independently\u201d to shut down a reformist media outlet if the judiciary failed to do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Infighting and Frailty Cripple <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>\u2019s Leadership Amid Multiple Crises<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sfutmpKIJW\">https:\/\/t.co\/sfutmpKIJW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1943369140246294779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 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;\">Javan lambasted these actions, questioning, \u201cWho has given these nobodies the audacity to mock and insult the president at such a sensitive time? What petty gain do they hope to reap from this vile rhetoric?\u201d The newspaper accused such figures of exploiting the war\u2019s end to \u201ctear down political rivals,\u201d sowing division for personal gain.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Hollow Claim of Unity<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Khamenei and state media trumpet victory and national unity, Javan\u2019s own words betray the regime\u2019s fragility. The newspaper claims the war bestowed Iran with \u201cvast social capital,\u201d a supposed reservoir of public support. Yet, it warns that this \u201cnational asset\u201d is now threatened by \u201chostile winds and whispers that delight the enemy.\u201d The irony is stark: how can such a \u201ccapital\u201d exist when the regime\u2019s own operatives are at each other\u2019s throats?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Javan further criticized two camps within the regime. One, it claims, has \u201cfallen off the roof\u201d into surrenderism, urging capitulation to the United States. The other, exemplified by Rasaee and Asheri, is accused of \u201csharpening the enemy\u2019s scissors\u201d through reckless rhetoric that aids Iran\u2019s adversaries. The newspaper\u2019s mixed metaphors\u2014celebrating unity in one breath while decrying division in the next\u2014highlight the regime\u2019s struggle to maintain a coherent narrative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Internal Strife and Conflicting Signals Paralyze <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>\u2019s Nuclear Policy<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K2GbNTCacU\">https:\/\/t.co\/K2GbNTCacU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1924539423703646635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Regime on the Brink?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The public airing of this internal conflict comes at a time of heightened tension. The article\u2019s reference to \u201chyenas smelling death\u201d captures the sense of a regime teetering on the edge, with opportunists sensing weakness. This perception was amplified by recent events in Hamedan, where the killing of two youths sparked protests and the resounding chant, \u201cOur enemy is right here, they lie when they say it\u2019s America.\u201d Such slogans underscore a growing public disillusionment with the regime\u2019s attempts to deflect blame onto foreign powers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Javan\u2019s parting shot draws a line between constructive criticism and destructive mockery, urging figures like Rasaee and Asheri to stop \u201cstriking discordant notes.\u201d It questions whose interests they serve, warning against venting \u201cpolitical grudges\u201d on the public. Yet, the newspaper\u2019s own vitriol against its allies reveals a deeper truth: the regime\u2019s unity is a mirage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The public spat between the IRGC and JST loyalists is more than a war of words\u2014it signals a profound fracture at the heart of Iran\u2019s power structure. When even Khamenei\u2019s own faction is mired in such open conflict, talk of \u201cvast social capital\u201d rings hollow, serving as little more than a smokescreen for a regime in disarray. As Javan itself acknowledges, calling its rivals \u201cpolitical rumormongers worse than foreign mercenaries,\u201d the hyenas are circling\u2014and they smell blood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read A bitter feud has erupted within Iran&rsquo;s ruling elite, exposing deep divisions between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the hardline Steadfastness Front (Jebhe Paydari, or JST) [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":334119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5450],"tags":[5479],"class_list":{"0":"post-334118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iranian-regime-infighting","8":"tag-iran-policy"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran 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