Masoud Pezeshkian’s denial that he intends to resign was supposed to project stability. Instead, it exposed the depth of the struggle between Iran’s civilian administration, religious conservatives and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On 4 August, Iranian state media released excerpts from a pre-recorded television interview marking the second anniversary of Pezeshkian’s government. The president said he would remain in...

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