{"id":336335,"date":"2025-09-02T18:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336335"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:05:28","slug":"irans-clerical-regime-faces-intensifying-power-struggles-amid-sanctions-and-economic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-clerical-regime-faces-intensifying-power-struggles-amid-sanctions-and-economic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei\u2019s Grip on Power Slips Amid Intensifying Factional Warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336336\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight.jpg\" alt=\"File photo: Fierce argument among MPs in the Iranian regime's parliament (Majlis)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iranian-regimes-majlis-parliament-fight-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File photo: Fierce argument among MPs in the Iranian regime&#8217;s parliament (Majlis)<\/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\">The activation of the UN snapback mechanism has amplified long-simmering divisions within Iran\u2019s clerical dictatorship, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-faces-deepening-power-struggles-amid-un-sanctions-snapback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deepening rivalries<\/a> between competing power centers. While the reinstatement of UN sanctions has worsened economic uncertainty, the regime\u2019s internal fractures \u2014 long suppressed under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s tight control \u2014 have now become increasingly visible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The parliament, judiciary, and state-controlled media are openly clashing over who bears responsibility for the failures of the 2015 nuclear deal, years of economic mismanagement, and the mounting pressure of renewed sanctions. Analysts note that the growing public nature of these disputes reflects a breakdown in the regime\u2019s ability to enforce cohesion at the top.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paydari Targets Rouhani and the Judiciary<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On September 8, Rajanews, a platform affiliated with the hardline <em>Jebheh Paydari<\/em> (Sustainability Front) led by Saeed Jalili, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajanews.com\/news\/386350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused the judiciary<\/a> of \u201cinaction\u201d in handling high-profile corruption and mismanagement cases linked to former President Hassan Rouhani and his negotiating team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rajanews criticized the judiciary for failing to recover \u201castronomical rewards\u201d allegedly given to Rouhani\u2019s diplomats during the nuclear talks, including \u201chundreds of gold coins\u201d distributed to figures such as Mohammad Javad Zarif, Ali Akbar Salehi, and Abbas Araghchi \u2014 despite the team\u2019s own admission that the outcome of the JCPOA was \u201calmost nothing.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The outlet also highlighted the stalled investigation into hundreds of thousands of complaints against Rouhani. According to the head of the parliamentary Article 90 Commission, at least two major legal cases against the former president remain unresolved after being referred to the judiciary. <\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Faces Deepening Power Struggles Amid <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN<\/a> Sanctions \u201cSnapback\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7CqMVhSUWz\">https:\/\/t.co\/7CqMVhSUWz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1962532843852017800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 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;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pezeshkian Under Pressure from Rivals<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime\u2019s president Masoud Pezeshkian, who was appointed by Khamenei as a compromise figure to balance competing factions, has faced growing hostility from extremist factions. While Pezeshkian has aligned himself publicly with the Supreme Leader, outlets close to the IRGC and the likes of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kayhan Daily<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> continue to frame him as weak and ineffective.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This tension was underscored by recent comments from Mohammad Jafar Qaempanah, Pezeshkian\u2019s executive deputy, <a href=\"https:\/\/armandaily.ir\/%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%A9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who warned that<\/a> undermining the president amounts to \u201cplaying into the enemy\u2019s hands.\u201d He described the regime as existing in a state of \u201cpartial ceasefire\u201d and cautioned rival factions against intensifying internal disputes at such a fragile moment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yet criticism from state media, including Kayhan, remains relentless. In one editorial, Kayhan accused Pezeshkian of \u201cconfusing war with ceasefire\u201d and failing to take decisive action in response to the escalating crisis. The attacks highlight how Pezeshkian\u2019s government has become a target in the broader battle for influence among the regime\u2019s factions.<\/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\">Power Struggles Intensify in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> as Khamenei Faces Fracturing Factions<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2CYP2iEzd\">https:\/\/t.co\/l2CYP2iEzd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1959709073974481176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 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;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jebheh Paydari\u2019s Expanding Influence<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the center of this struggle is <em>Jebheh Paydari<\/em>, the hardline faction aligned with Saeed Jalili. Rajanews, their media arm, has positioned itself as the regime\u2019s \u201cshadow government,\u201d aggressively pushing back against any perceived concessions on the nuclear program while undermining rivals within the state apparatus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The faction is also shaping succession politics. Analysts note that <em>Jebheh Paydari<\/em> has quietly <a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-clerics-statements-on-war-and-religious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backed Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbaqeri<\/a>, a cleric, as a potential successor to Khamenei, signaling an effort to secure long-term control over the direction of the regime. In parliament, figures like Hamid Rasae act as Paydari\u2019s key operatives, using legislative pressure to constrain Pezeshkian and isolate revisionist-aligned figures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By contrast, Khamenei\u2019s attempts to balance these competing factions \u2014 for instance, by empowering Ali Larijani and Pezeshkian while quietly <a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85926505\/Larijani-appoints-Bagheri-Kani-as-his-deputy-for-international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installing Ali Bagheri Kani<\/a>, a Jalili ally, as Larijani\u2019s deputy \u2014 have failed to contain Paydari\u2019s lust for influence.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Khamenei?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Khamenei<\/a> Rejects U.S. Talks, Backs Pezeshkian as Regime Faces Deepening Splits<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZhUHUfNCG6\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZhUHUfNCG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1959713501103972468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 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;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Khamenei\u2019s Waning Grip<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Perhaps the most striking consequence of these dynamics is the apparent erosion of Khamenei\u2019s authority. His recent efforts to restrain factional warfare and preserve unity have largely failed, as demonstrated by continued attacks on Pezeshkian and calls within parliament for measures as extreme as withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or closing the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This breakdown in centralized control comes at a time of heightened external pressure, renewed economic pain, and persistent public discontent. Even among loyalist ranks \u2014 including sections of the IRGC and Basij \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/tehran-escalates-war-rhetoric-to-mask-decline-and-bolster-demoralized-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">morale appears to be declining<\/a> as the leadership struggles to project stability or deliver results.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>\u2019s Leaders Split Over War, Talks, and Morale<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6pr5MEasXc\">https:\/\/t.co\/6pr5MEasXc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5BT3EsXe6H\">pic.twitter.com\/5BT3EsXe6H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1958627901949018510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 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;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Fragmented Regime Facing Its Limits<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the snapback sanctions have intensified Iran\u2019s economic challenges, the deeper story is the accelerating fragmentation of power within the clerical dictatorship. Once able to manage rival factions through controlled competition, Khamenei now faces multiple competing centers of influence: Pezeshkian\u2019s weakened presidency, Jalili\u2019s emboldened <em>Jebheh Paydari<\/em>, a judiciary caught between factions, and an increasingly frustrated business and security establishment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This competition is not about reform or accountability; it is a struggle for survival and dominance among elites who view the crisis as an opportunity to consolidate power. With no consensus on foreign policy, economic strategy, or succession, the regime risks becoming trapped in a cycle of paralysis and instability \u2014 just as international pressure mounts and society grows more restless.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read&nbsp; The activation of the UN snapback mechanism has amplified long-simmering divisions within Iran&rsquo;s clerical dictatorship, deepening rivalries between competing power centers. 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