Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has taken control over key state functions, pushing President Masoud Pezeshkian into a “complete political deadlock," a media report said, citing informed sources.
According to Iran International, the IRGC has blocked presidential appointments and decisions while establishing a security perimeter around the core of power, effectively sidelining the civilian administration from executive authority.
Sources quoted in the report said that the military force has asserted direct influence over sensitive governance areas amid ongoing wartime pressures.
An attempt by Pezeshkian to appoint a new intelligence minister last week reportedly collapsed after IRGC chief commander Ahmad Vahidi intervened, rejecting all proposed candidates, including Hossein Dehghan, the report mentioned.
Sources indicated that Vahidi insisted that critical leadership roles must remain under IRGC oversight during wartime conditions, preventing the President from installing his preferred nominee. Iran International reported that uncertainty surrounding access to Mojtaba Khamenei has further complicated decision-making processes.
The report mentioned that Pezeshkian has repeatedly attempted to secure an urgent meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei in recent days, but his requests have gone unanswered.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of the war on February 28, has yet to appear in public after being named and has only issued a handful of written statements.
Iran downplays negotiation with USIran has not responded to a reported 15-point proposal from the United States and has made no decision on entering negotiations, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, stressing that current interactions are limited to message exchanges. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Araghchi said that what is currently taking place is not negotiations but the exchange of messages, either directly or through regional intermediaries. “We have not sent any response to the 15 American proposals, nor have we submitted any proposals or conditions," Araghchi said, rejecting claims that formal negotiations are underway. |
