Iran denies President Pezeshkian ‘resignation’ amid IRGC takeover

Iran on Sunday dismissed the purported resignation of President Masoud Pezeshkian, accusing the “disreputable foreign network” of rumor-mongering.

In a post on X, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, the presidency’s deputy head of communications and information, called the claim “a continuation of previous ridiculous media games.”

Tabatabaei stated that President Pezeshkian “will not retreat from serving the people,” just as the country will not step back from the path of solidarity and resistance.

“They have published their own wishful thinking in place of reality,” he wrote. “They will take their wish to shatter the unity of the Iranian nation to the grave.”

Similarly, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, citing a government source, debunked Pezeshkian’s alleged preparedness to step down immediately.

According to Iran International, Pezeshkian submitted an official letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, wherein he blamed the IRGC for exerting influence.

Pezeshkian complained he and the government have been excluded from the processes of major decisions by hardline factions within the IRGC, who currently control state affairs.

The President reportedly told Mojtaba Khamenei that the circumstances have left him unable to run the government effectively and would rather leave the position.

IRGC has limited presidential powers as well as executive control, as the military body moves to expand its authority and ensure its interests are factored into the deal to end the war.

Tasnim has hinted Iran will make its own revisions if President Donald Trump alters the draft agreement, declaring Tehran will only accept agreeable terms and is ready for the possibility of no deal.