Iran's Leadership Fractures Amid Bombardment, Khamenei's Death Sparks Internal Strife
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CNBC TV18•08-03-2026, 07:47
Iran's Leadership Fractures Amid Bombardment, Khamenei's Death Sparks Internal Strife
•Iran's leadership is showing signs of fracturing between hardliners and pragmatists under US and Israeli bombardment.
•The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a week ago has allowed long-suppressed internal fissures to emerge.
•President Masoud Pezeshkian's pledge not to strike Gulf states sparked anger from Revolutionary Guards and hardline clerics, forcing a partial climbdown.
•The Revolutionary Guards are seizing a bigger role in strategy, while clerics accelerate the appointment of a new supreme leader, possibly Mojtaba Khamenei.
•Divisions are evident even within the interim leadership council, with Ayatollah Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei contradicting Pezeshkian's conciliatory statements.
