Channel 14 first reported Tuesday evening: A new split has erupted in Iran’s leadership between Revolutionary Guard commanders and the moderate camp led by President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The moderates argue the real threat is no longer Israel or the United States—it’s the Iranian people themselves. The energy crisis and economic collapse, they say, require directing money to citizens.
1+Iran’s regime is working frantically to rebuild the country. Iran, badly damaged in the war with Israel and the United States—especially after the intense American strikes in recent weeks—is trying to save itself and push back the threat of regime collapse.
In the coming period, the regime’s coffers are expected to take in about $7 billion from oil sales made possible during a window of time agreed upon with the Americans.
1+The Revolutionary Guards argue the people don’t need money—they need relaxed laws. That’s why the Iranian regime has recently been allowing its people more freedom on the religious front. You can see it in a video filmed at a café in central Isfahan: less hijab and no morality police.
The Revolutionary Guards are working to preserve deterrent power against Israel and the United States. They want to invest the money in rapidly rebuilding missile sites, strengthening the nuclear project—including the one at Mount Makhoush—and of course reinforcing proxies across the Middle East.