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2026-10-14 · DW

Iran: Political infighting deepens as economic woes mount during war

Hardliners are piling the pressure on Iran’s government and calling for the removal of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation is also failing to ease the pressure on President Masoud Pezeshkian . As the war continues and diplomatic efforts to find a solution make little headway, the internal power struggle is intensifying. President Pezeshkian’s government is the focus of mounting tension. Hardliners in Iran's parliament are pushing for impeachment proceedings against Araghchi. A trigger for the discontent was Araghchi's meeting with US negotiators on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Critics accuse the foreign minister of holding the talks without official authorization.

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