Iranian leadership would accept if Pezeshkian resigned again, relative of Khamenei claims - report...

Senior cleric Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi claimed that Iranian leadership would accept if President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned again. Kharrazi stated the warning was meant to pressure Pezeshkian to back down.

Kharrazi is related to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei through his sister’s marriage to Khamenei’s brother. The remarks concern internal Iranian political dynamics.