Anonymous3 days ago
Iran's moderate political faction, led nominally by President Masoud Pezeshkian, faces marginalization or worse as hardliners backed by the IRGC consolidate power under new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. With the country reeling from a devastating war, economic collapse, and nationwide protests, officials who advocated for diplomatic engagement with the Trump administration risk being labeled traitors — a pattern that has repeated after every failed round of nuclear negotiations in Iran's history.