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Iran\u2019s Internal Power Struggle Deepens as Military Influence, Economic Collapse, and Failed Peace Talks Push Tehran Toward a Dangerous Breaking Point.<\/strong><\/p>\n Iran is facing one of the most dramatic internal crises in its modern history, and the world is watching a regime that appears to be breaking from the inside.<\/p>\n What once looked like a tense confrontation with foreign powers has now become something even more dangerous.<\/p>\n It has become a battle inside Tehran itself.<\/p>\n At the center of this crisis is a growing power struggle between Iran\u2019s elected civilian leadership and the Revolutionary Guard commanders who appear to be taking control of the country\u2019s most sensitive decisions.<\/p>\n President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are reportedly pushing back against Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, accusing him of acting without proper civilian oversight.<\/p>\n That dispute would be serious in any country.<\/p>\n In Iran, it may signal something far more explosive.<\/p>\n The conflict suggests that Iran\u2019s foreign policy is no longer being shaped by elected officials, but by military commanders operating behind the scenes.<\/p>\n According to the claims now circulating, Aragchi has been working closely with senior IRGC figures, especially Ahmad Vahidi, while bypassing the president\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n If true, this means the man responsible for diplomacy may no longer be answering to the civilian government.<\/p>\n He may be answering to the generals.<\/p>\n That is why the crisis has triggered so much alarm.<\/p>\n This is not merely a cabinet disagreement.<\/p>\n It is a struggle over who truly controls the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n The timing could not be more dangerous.<\/p>\n Iran is already under immense pressure from war, sanctions, economic breakdown, and the continuing crisis around the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n The country is also trying to navigate peace negotiations with the United States while facing deep distrust from Washington.<\/p>\n Yet the basic question now seems almost impossible to answer.<\/p>\n Who is actually speaking for Iran.<\/p>\n Is it the president.<\/p>\n Is it the parliament speaker.<\/p>\n Is it the foreign minister.<\/p>\n Or is it the Revolutionary Guard.<\/p>\n That uncertainty has turned every diplomatic move into a gamble.<\/p>\n A reported 14-point Iranian peace proposal has already been rejected by President Donald Trump, who viewed Tehran\u2019s demands as unrealistic and unacceptable.<\/p>\n The proposal allegedly called for sanctions relief, an end to the naval blockade, reparations, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region, and a new mechanism for controlling the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n On paper, it sounded like a sweeping vision for peace.<\/p>\n In practice, it looked like a maximalist document written by a government that may not even agree with itself.<\/p>\n That is the heart of the problem.<\/p>\n A divided state cannot negotiate with confidence.<\/p>\n A government at war with itself cannot convince enemies or allies that any agreement will hold.<\/p>\n The removal of Ghalibaf from the negotiating process reportedly made the situation even worse.<\/p>\n Washington had seen him as one of the few figures who could bridge Iran\u2019s military and civilian power centers.<\/p>\n He had the background, the connections, and the political weight to deliver a deal.<\/p>\n But when he reportedly tried to include the nuclear issue in negotiations, hardliners pushed him aside.<\/p>\n That move sent a chilling message.<\/p>\n Compromise itself may now be treated as betrayal.<\/p>\n The Revolutionary Guard appears determined to control every major lever of power.<\/p>\n It has reportedly influenced key appointments, blocked civilian choices, controlled access to leadership, and shaped national security decisions.<\/p>\n This is how a modern power seizure can happen without tanks in the streets.<\/p>\n It happens through appointments.<\/p>\n It happens through vetoes.<\/p>\n It happens through control of information.<\/p>\n It happens when the president can no longer appoint his own officials without military approval.<\/p>\n For ordinary Iranians, the consequences are devastating.<\/p>\n While elites fight over power, the economy is collapsing around the people.<\/p>\n Inflation is crushing households.<\/p>\n The rial has plunged.<\/p>\n Jobs are disappearing.<\/p>\n Factories are closing.<\/p>\n Food supply chains are under strain.<\/p>\n Internet restrictions have disrupted businesses, families, communication, and daily life.<\/p>\n The crisis is no longer abstract.<\/p>\n It is visible in empty markets, unpaid workers, rising prices, and darkened streets.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s dependence on trade through the Strait of Hormuz has made the situation even more fragile.<\/p>\n The same waterway once used as leverage has now become a trap.<\/p>\n If Iran cannot safely reopen the strait, its own economy continues to bleed.<\/p>\n If it keeps the strait blocked, global oil markets remain under pressure.<\/p>\n If it backs down, hardliners risk looking weak.<\/p>\n Every option carries danger.<\/p>\n That is why the situation feels like a political pressure cooker.<\/p>\n The government needs peace to survive economically.<\/p>\n The military faction needs confrontation to justify its grip on power.<\/p>\n The people need relief.<\/p>\n The system offers them slogans.<\/p>\n This contradiction may define Iran\u2019s next chapter.<\/p>\n The Revolutionary Guard can control ministries, silence rivals, and shape negotiations.<\/p>\n But it cannot easily control hunger.<\/p>\n It cannot control inflation forever.<\/p>\n It cannot force a collapsing economy to obey military discipline.<\/p>\n And it cannot erase public anger simply by restricting the internet.<\/p>\n The memory of recent protests still hangs over the country.<\/p>\n Millions of Iranians have already shown that frustration is not limited to one city, one class, or one political faction.<\/p>\n The anger is national.<\/p>\n It is economic.<\/p>\n It is political.<\/p>\n It is personal.<\/p>\n People are not only demanding better policies.<\/p>\n They are questioning the entire structure of power.<\/p>\n That is what makes this moment so dangerous for Tehran.<\/p>\n The regime is not facing a single crisis.<\/p>\n It is facing several crises at once.<\/p>\n A legitimacy crisis.<\/p>\n A leadership crisis.<\/p>\n A diplomatic crisis.<\/p>\n A military crisis.<\/p>\n An economic crisis.<\/p>\n Each one feeds the others.<\/p>\n The more the economy collapses, the more the public grows angry.<\/p>\n The more the public grows angry, the more the IRGC tightens control.<\/p>\n The more the IRGC tightens control, the harder diplomacy becomes.<\/p>\n The harder diplomacy becomes, the longer the economic pain continues.<\/p>\n This is the cycle now threatening Iran from within.<\/p>\n For the United States and the wider world, the uncertainty is equally serious.<\/p>\n Negotiating with Tehran has always been difficult.<\/p>\n Negotiating with a Tehran that cannot decide who holds real authority may be almost impossible.<\/p>\n A peace deal signed by one faction could be rejected by another.<\/p>\n A promise made by a diplomat could be blocked by a commander.<\/p>\n A concession accepted by the president could be attacked by hardliners as surrender.<\/p>\n That is why the question of power matters more than any single proposal.<\/p>\n Before the world can know what Iran wants, it must know who has the authority to decide.<\/p>\n Right now, that answer is dangerously unclear.<\/p>\n The image of Iran as a unified state standing against foreign pressure is beginning to crack.<\/p>\n Behind the official speeches, there appears to be confusion.<\/p>\n Behind the calls for unity, there appears to be fear.<\/p>\n Behind the revolutionary slogans, there appears to be a government struggling to control itself.<\/p>\n The irony is brutal.<\/p>\n The Revolutionary Guard was created to protect the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n Now, its growing dominance may be one of the forces pushing that same system toward collapse.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s tragedy is that its people are trapped between outside pressure and inside power games.<\/p>\n They are asked to endure hardship in the name of resistance while those in power fight over who gets to command the wreckage.<\/p>\n The coming weeks may determine whether Iran finds a path toward negotiation or sinks deeper into military rule and economic freefall.<\/p>\n One thing is already clear.<\/p>\n The crisis inside Tehran is no longer hidden.<\/p>\n The world is not just watching Iran confront America.<\/p>\n It is watching Iran confront itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Iran\u2019s Internal Power Struggle Deepens as Military Influence, Economic Collapse, and Failed Peace Talks Push Tehran Toward a Dangerous 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