{"id":336434,"date":"2025-09-04T21:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336434"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:54:23","slug":"khameneis-weak-position-exposed-as-irans-rival-factions-escalate-infighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/khameneis-weak-position-exposed-as-irans-rival-factions-escalate-infighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei\u2019s Weak Position Exposed as Iran’s Rival Factions Escalate Infighting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei conducted a speech for his followers on March 8, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iran\u2019s clerical regime is facing one of its deepest political crises in years as the activation of the UN snapback mechanism triggers open clashes among rival factions<\/a>. Hardline lawmakers are demanding that Tehran abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and accelerate uranium enrichment to 90 percent, a level widely seen as crossing into weapons-grade production. While these calls are framed as defiance against Western pressure, they expose the regime\u2019s growing weakness and inability to present a unified strategy as economic and political instability deepen.<\/p>\n

On September 3, 2025, the regime\u2019s parliament issued a statement<\/a> urging full budgetary support for missile, drone, cyberwarfare, and air-defense programs under the direct supervision of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. At the same time, more than 60 lawmakers signed a letter to Foreign Minister and lead nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi rejecting talks with the United States and calling for Iran\u2019s immediate withdrawal from the NPT. Yaghub Rezazadeh, a member of the parliamentary national security commission, declared<\/a>, \u201cThe solution is to exit the NPT, cut ties with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and move directly toward 90 percent enrichment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several other lawmakers adopted an equally belligerent tone. Rouhollah Najabat compared<\/a> the UN\u2019s snapback mechanism to \u201ca mine designed to trap us\u201d and warned that \u201cleaning toward negotiations will not help our armed forces.\u201d Morteza Mahmoudi was even more provocative, stating<\/a>, \u201cTo change the enemy\u2019s calculations, we must make them fear for the lives of 500 American soldiers.\u201d Such rhetoric, while intended to project strength, highlights the growing anxiety among Iran\u2019s political elites as the country faces renewed sanctions and rising internal pressure.<\/p>\n

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#Khamenei<\/a>\u2019s Grip on Power Slips Amid Intensifying Factional Warfarehttps:\/\/t.co\/98hGe6rQfg<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n