The Power Struggle Inside Iran

The Power Struggle Inside Iran

From CONFLICTED by Message Heard

April 21, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

Aimen discusses the internal power struggle within the Islamic Republic of Iran and its implications for peace talks in Islamabad.

Aimen describes the counter-coup which has taken place inside the Islamic Republic against Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, the key to understanding the failure of the Islamabad peace talks. Join the Conflicted Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. Produced and edited by Thomas Small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosts: Aimen, Thomas Small

Topics covered

  • Iran
  • politics
  • counter-coup
  • Islamic Republic
  • peace talks

Keywords

  • Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
  • Speaker of the Iranian Parliament
  • Islamabad peace talks

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Places: Iran, the Islamic Republic, Islamabad

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