Another post about his condition was made by . The US president pointed out that Tehran is in a state of collapse. In fact, according to him, Iran asked him to open them as soon as possible.
The post in detail: “Iran has just informed us that it is in a ‘state of collapse.’ They want us to ‘open the Straits of Hormuz’ as soon as possible as they try to clarify the situation to their leadership (which I believe they will succeed!)’.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Iranian regime is fragmented and internally divided between hardliners and moderates – something Iranian figures have repeatedly denied.
However, the US president is not alone in arguing that command structures are unclear, as much of Iran’s leadership has been killed in the war. Military analyst Michael Clarke said it appears that the previous religious leaders have now been replaced by military personnel. “The military hardliners – not the official army – are now in real control,” he added.
Who runs Iran?
It remains somewhat unclear to outside observers who is in charge of the country since much of its leadership has been killed in the war, including Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader.
Benjamin Netanyahu previously said he is “not sure who is ruling Iran right now” as the governing structure is “in total chaos”, with multiple factions fighting for power.
The Institute for the Study of War think tank estimates that the hard-line Revolutionary Guard and its powerful commander appear to have taken control of peace talks with the US.
Politicians leading the delegation to the latest talks, including the parliament speaker and the foreign minister, do not appear to have had the final authority to strike a deal.
Meanwhile, the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not made any public appearances since his appointment. He is believed to be injured.
Iran’s presidents are directly elected and could act as an independent counterweight to clerical and military leaders.
However, President Massoud Pezheskian, a relative moderate, appears to have been effectively sidelined in the new structure, although his foreign minister is playing a role in the negotiations.
