Where do Iran’s political factions stand on the US peace deal?
Key takeaways
- Iran’s rival political camps are locking horns over a memorandum of understanding with the US.
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- Here’s a look at the internal dialogue in Iran since the memorandum of understanding was signed, and how different camps in Iran are framing it.
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Iran’s rival political camps are locking horns over a memorandum of understanding with the US.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A woman walks past a billboard of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran, Iran [EPA]By Maziar Motamedi Published On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026Tehran, Iran – Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s reservations about his country’s interim peace deal with the United States have emboldened the country’s hardline political grouping, which opposes any concessions with Washington.
Iran’s new supreme leader appears to have handed responsibility for the deal over to President Masoud Pezeshkian, a relative moderate, who is now under fire from a more hardline camp that believes war with the US could restart soon.