Phantom Leader Absence Fuels Iran Hardliners’ Push to Derail Peace Talks
TL;DR
A report says a hardline faction in Tehran, aided by the public absence of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, ordered July attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz led by paramilitary chief Hossein Taeb to derail a U.S.–Iran peace memorandum, highlighting a split between hardliners and moderates over negotiations.
- Hardline Iran faction launched attack to derail peace deal — while'phantom' Supreme Leader is nowhere to be found: report New York Post
- How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump The New York Times
- Iran hardliners launched Hormuz attacks in defiance of leaders, undermining US deal — report The Times of Israel
- Iranian leadership divided as hard-liners sabotage negotiations, Khameni still unseen - report The Jerusalem Post
- Defying Pezeshkian & IRGC, rogue commanders & ex-spymaster derailed US-Iran peace deal: Report Firstpost
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