Iran President Offers Resignation Amid IRGC Power Struggle: Report | Firstpost Live

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]A political storm is brewing in Iran after explosive reports claim that President Masud Pzeskian has submitted his resignation.

[00:00:10]Why? Well, apparently because of the growing differences between Iranian leadership and the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or the IRGC.

[00:00:20]But is there a real power struggle ongoing or just another rumor amid a deepening crisis? Well, according to reports, the Iranian president has submitted an official resignation letter to the office of the Supreme Leader.

[00:00:34]Reports suggest Peskian stated that both he and his government have been effectively excluded from major decision-making processes. He allegedly complained about key decisions being made without his administration's involvement, a serious charge in a system where authority is already tightly concentrated. But the claims go even further. According to the reported contents of this letter, the vacuum created by this situation has allowed hardline elements within the IRGC to gain greater control over state affairs.

[00:01:08]If true, it points to a widening gap between Iran's elected governments and its military security establishment. The reported letter also claims that Peskin no longer feels capable of fulfilling his legal responsibilities as president.

[00:01:23]Unable to effectively run the government, he is said to have requested permission to step down immediately.

[00:01:29]Now, as of yet, there has been no official response from Maj Bahami regarding this reported letter, but the claims have fueled speculation about tensions at the highest levels of power in Iran. Questions are now being raised about who is really calling the shots and these reports are not emerging in isolation. Earlier accounts suggested that a small circle of senior figures, many with links to the IRGC, are playing a major role in shaping critical decisions. Their influence, according to these reports, stretches decades back to the Iran Iraq war era in the 1980s. Yet Iran's leadership has consistently denied any suggestion of internal divisions. Officials maintain that the critical and military establishment remains united and soon after the resignation claims surfaced, a strong response followed. Iranian authorities reportedly dismissed the resignation reports outright.

[00:02:26]The rumor mongering by the disreputable foreign network is a continuation of previous ridiculous media games. They have published their own wishful thinking in place of reality.

[00:02:37]Well, this is not the first time when reports of a rift in Iran's top brass have emerged. Last month, it was suggested that Peshkian and Parliament Speaker Muhammad Bager Galibah were seeking the removal of foreign minister Abasarachi. The reason they allegedly accused Arachi of taking instructions from IRGC linked figures during sensitive nuclear negotiations without informing the president. Before that, reports suggested that the IRGC had gradually expanded its influence over key areas of governance, adding that [snorts] the administration had become trapped in political and executive deadlock, a situation that is claimed to have complicated diplomatic efforts to conclude a peace deal with the US.

[00:03:21]So, has Iran's president really attempted to resign? For now, the claims have been denied. However, the resurfacing reports of power tussles in Iran raise a serious question about what is really happening inside the corridors of power in Iran.

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