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Mourning shrine closure exposes rift in Iran's loyalist camp

A Tehran mourning site near Ali Khamenei's death was shut after shroud-wearing ultra-hardliners occupied it for three days, exposing a widening rift inside Iran’s loyalist camp over how to memorialize the slain leader and shape policy, with one faction seeking unity and the other pressing a hardline campaign against officials seen as too pragmatic.

13 days ago•Source: ایران اینترنشنال

Khamenei's Alleged Red Lines Emerge as Iran-US Talks Resurface

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20.24 min•19 days ago

Khamenei's Alleged Red Lines Emerge as Iran-US Talks Resurface

A hardline MP read allegedly top-secret letters attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on state TV, claiming he opposed ongoing Iran-US negotiations and set conditions (compensation, Iran’s exclusive control of the Strait of Hormuz, and keeping the nuclear issue off the table). The broadcaster cut the program, and the disclosure drew legal threats and conservative backlash, highlighting divisions in Tehran over the recently signed Iran-US memorandum and the next round of talks in Switzerland.

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