Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figures
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Donald Trump has claimed that the infighting between moderates and hardliners in Iran’s leadership is so intense that Iranians have “no idea who their leader is”, but many experts questioned his analysis, saying, given the mass assassinations of senior commanders, the country had shown remarkable institutional cohesion.
Trump’s allegations of “CRAZY” splits in the Iranian leadership – the second outing for this argument in three days – is remarkable since he has previously said either he has little knowledge of the new Iranian leadership or that there has already been regime change.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/trump-may-talk-of-regime-infighting-but-iran-seems-united-by-strategy-born-of-war
Author : Patrick Wintour
Publish date : 2026-04-23 19:18:00
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