{"id":344800,"date":"2026-05-01T18:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=344800"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:43:41","slug":"iran-regimes-infighting-deepens-as-rivals-vie-over-cease-fire-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-regimes-infighting-deepens-as-rivals-vie-over-cease-fire-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime\u2019s Infighting Deepens as Rivals Vie Over Ceasefire Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE PHOTO: Brawl between MPs in the Iranian regime\u2019s parliament (Majlis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Amid mounting military and diplomatic pressure, the Iranian regime\u2019s ruling cliques are tearing each other apart<\/a> over whether to pursue negotiations with the United States, extend the ceasefire, or double down on confrontation. Senior MPs and regime insiders have openly admitted the failure of past policies, warned that any ceasefire will invite new Israeli or American strikes by autumn, and even traded physical threats against those favoring talks \u2014 all while orchestrating nationwide \u201callegiance\u201d rallies to prop up the embattled new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.<\/p>\n

The public fractures come as the regime grapples with leadership secrecy, economic collapse from sanctions and war damage, and deep divisions between extremists who see diplomacy as surrender and those pushing for a face-saving deal.\u201c<\/p>\n

If We Sign a Ceasefire, They Will Attack Again This Autumn<\/h2>\n

In a striking admission of strategic bankruptcy, hardline cleric and MP Hamid Rasaee told<\/a> a parliamentary session on April 29, 2026: \u201cIf we sign this ceasefire, rest assured they will launch the next attack this very year \u2014 this autumn. We have military logic here. Negotiating with America is pointless\u2026 We told you all this during the JCPOA. The majority of representatives and prominent figures attacked us as if we were speaking against the golden calf of Samiri. They silenced us. But time and history proved us right. Nothing came out of the JCPOA pear. This war is the result of the JCPOA. This war is the output of the information that left the country because of the JCPOA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rasaee went further, citing past ceasefires: \u201cWe experienced the military war too. We had a ceasefire in June, and in February they hit us harder \u2014 they martyred the Leader, destroyed more infrastructure. And today I tell you: if this ceasefire is signed, they will definitely attack again this autumn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow hardliner MP Malek Shariati echoed<\/a> the bellicose tone the same day, claiming the regime had sent stern warnings to adversaries: \u201cWe have sent firm messages through various channels that this time our new cards will be such that you will have to say goodbye to the region\u2019s oil and gas for a long time\u2026 you will have to say goodbye to the region\u2019s infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shariati insisted war damage was \u201cless than sanctions\u201d and called for full reparations \u201cto the last rial,\u201d citing Supreme Leader orders to seize or inflict equivalent losses.<\/p>\n

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"Deepening internal divisions within Iran\u2019s ruling establishment have come into sharp focus in late April 2026, as officials, lawmakers, clerics, and state media openly clash over war strategy and #negotiations<\/a> with the United States," writes @HakamianMahmoud<\/a>.\u2026<\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n