July 22, 2026

Iran’s power struggle: Are hardliners blocking diplomacy with the US?

Murat Sofuoglu

“In my sense the question is not whether hardliners chose to escalate, but whether anyone in the Iranian system still holds the authority not to."

ChinaMed Research Fellow Theo Nencini was quoted by TRT World in an article by Murat Sofuoglu examining the internal power struggle in Iran.

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