Iran rejects reports President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned over power struggle
From Truth or Fake by FRANCE 24 English
June 1, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the denial by Iran regarding the resignation of President Masoud Pezeshkian amidst claims of a power struggle.
Over the last 24 hours, reports have surfaced claiming Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned due to an alleged power struggle between his government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps which is "excluding" him from decision-making in the Iran war. Tehran has outright denied the reports, calling it "rumour mongering" by a foreign media outlet and accusing it of publishing "wishful thinking in place of reality", as the information war continues.
Topics covered
- Iran politics
- power struggle
- media reports
- government decision-making
- information war
Keywords
- Masoud Pezeshkian
- Iran
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- resignation
- power struggle
- Tehran
- rumors
- foreign media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, FRANCE 24
Places: Iran, Tehran
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