{"id":335515,"date":"2025-08-12T21:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335515"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:16:28","slug":"pezeshkian-faces-fierce-attacks-as-crises-fuel-factional-warfare-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/pezeshkian-faces-fierce-attacks-as-crises-fuel-factional-warfare-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pezeshkian Faces Fierce Attacks as Crises Fuel Factional Warfare in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_335516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335516\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters.jpg\" alt=\"Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian regime\u2019s president, surrounded by state-affiliated reporters amid mounting political attacks from rival factions\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-surrounded-by-state-reporters-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian regime\u2019s president, surrounded by state-affiliated reporters amid mounting political attacks from rival factions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Two-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s president Masoud Pezeshkian is under mounting fire from rival factions, with senior regime media, IRGC-linked outlets, and political figures openly questioning his competence and loyalty after recent foreign policy remarks. The unusually sharp attacks reflect a leadership consumed by internal mistrust as Tehran grapples with simultaneous domestic unrest, regional losses, and international pressure\u2014an environment where even small deviations from the Supreme Leader\u2019s line are treated as threats to the regime\u2019s survival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest disputes erupted after Masoud <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2025\/08\/11\/752877\/Iran-Zangezur-United-States-Azerbaijan-Armenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pezeshkian\u2019s recent comments<\/a> on the Zangezur Corridor agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in which he said the issue had been \u201cexaggerated.\u201d His remarks drew swift condemnation from hardline outlets and senior figures, revealing how sensitive foreign policy debates have become within the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kayhan, a newspaper closely aligned with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, <a href=\"https:\/\/kayhan.ir\/fa\/news\/316282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned on August 10<\/a> that \u201cofficials of the Islamic Republic are not only forbidden from sending negative signals suggesting that any agreement on the Zangezur Corridor is unimportant, but must, before any such agreement is finalized, clearly convey their message to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, and spare no effort to neutralize this plot.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Power Struggle Intensifies in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> as Rival Factions Slam <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pezeshkian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pezeshkian<\/a>\u2019s Government<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j6FF8DT5LL\">https:\/\/t.co\/j6FF8DT5LL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1834268235002421725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2024<\/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;\">The criticism escalated when <em>Bulletin News<\/em>, a media platform affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bultannews.com\/fa\/news\/872242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused Pezeshkian<\/a> of undermining the country\u2019s stance: \u201cMr. Pezeshkian; behind the microphone is no place to express weakness before the enemy. Every time he speaks on foreign policy, ten other officials have to step in to undo the damage and try to put the water back in the stream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hesamodin Ashna, a former deputy intelligence minister, also joined the chorus of criticism, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hesamodin1\/status\/1954785366507995172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cautioning Pezeshkian<\/a> to \u201cstop speaking haphazardly\u201d and advising that his remarks as the country\u2019s \u201csecond-ranking official\u201d should either be more carefully crafted or not broadcast live at all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even prior to the recent fiasco, influential parliamentarian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asriran.com\/fa\/news\/1084644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamid Rasaee had declared<\/a> on August 4 that Pezeshkian \u201cdoes not have the political competence\u201d for the presidency, questioning whether he even understands \u201cthe consequences of his words.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Masoud Pezeshkian&#39;s PR Stunt in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Khuzestan Province Backfires Amid Protests<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ls3MmgUAnL\">https:\/\/t.co\/ls3MmgUAnL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1882713822659752213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 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;\">These unusually public rebukes reflect more than personal animosity\u2014they underscore the regime\u2019s deep factional mistrust at a time of acute vulnerability. While the official rhetoric remains focused on external adversaries, the vehemence of the criticism reveals that even minor deviations from the Supreme Leader\u2019s line are treated as threats to national security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stakes are heightened by overlapping crises: a fragile, sanction-stricken economy, mounting public discontent, and a series of regional setbacks\u2014including diminished influence in Syria, pressure on allied militias in Iraq and Lebanon, and, most dangerously, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-continue-in-multiple-cities-as-regimes-own-media-warns-of-imminent-uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosive society at home<\/a>, waiting for the right moment to erupt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this climate, statements that might once have been handled quietly are now public triggers for political attacks. The willingness of factions to undermine the president in open media points to a broader erosion of the regime\u2019s internal cohesion\u2014a weakness its leaders can ill afford in the face of simultaneous domestic, regional, and international pressures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read The Iranian regime&rsquo;s president Masoud Pezeshkian is under mounting fire from rival factions, with senior regime media, IRGC-linked outlets, and political figures openly questioning his competence and loyalty [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":335516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5450],"tags":[5482],"class_list":{"0":"post-335515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iranian-regime-infighting","8":"tag-iranian-regime-infighting"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This 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