Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian published an edited, pre-recorded video on Tuesday teasing a new interview in state media in which he insisted he is not planning on resigning from the office.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) announced that Pezeshkian’s “candid conversation with the public will be released in four parts, beginning tonight,” and will include effusive denials that he is seeking to step down. Pezeshkian, “elected” in a rigged election following the mysterious death of predecessor Ebrahim Raisi in 2024 as a “moderate,” has been the subject of repeated rumors that his relationship with the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long been challenging, frustrating him to...
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