Overview
- The ultra-hardline Jebhe-ye Paydari faction is mounting a coordinated push in media, parliament, and the streets to stop a potential Iran–U.S. agreement as talks near a decisive phase.
- Tehran sought to project unity by including faction-linked figures in last month’s Islamabad talks, yet allied lawmakers refused to endorse the team and participant Mahmoud Nabavian called negotiations a strategic mistake and urged Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s removal.
- Paydari figures accuse chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf of collusion and say the team crossed red lines on the nuclear file, using large Tehran rallies to pressure leaders and sway public opinion.
- The drive has amplified outside narratives that Iran’s leadership is fractured, with experts tying the noise to President Trump’s claims of disarray, even as rival Iranian politicians and media criticize the group’s tactics.
- Though many conservatives view it as fringe, the Endurance Front wields clout through seats, state-media posts, and clerical backers, with Saeed Jalili and his brother Vahid at IRIB extending its reach, and Hindustan Times reports the U.S. recently sent a one-page proposal for Iran to review.