Internal Contradictions Within the Iranian Government Amid War, in an Interview with Kazem Alamdari

🔸In Iran, with the establishment of a temporary ceasefire, one wing of hardline government figures has intensified its activities to prevent any negotiations and understanding with the United States, while, in contrast, the moderate and pragmatic wing continues with talks and exchanging messages with Washington in order to reach an agreement that would meet the interests of both sides. In this context, a debate that has been seriously raised both inside and outside the country concerns a legitimacy crisis of the Islamic Republic as a whole and the lack of a strong, open leadership that can control different factions under wartime conditions. Economic and social pressures on the people are continuing as well, and the rulers of the Islamic Republic have not offered a sustainable solution to reduce these pressures. Kazem Alamdari, a sociologist and university professor at California State University, in an interview with Jamshid Zand, discusses the challenges facing the Islamic Republic, the intensification of disagreements within the system under wartime conditions and the necessity of fundamental change, the possibility of a coup d’état or people’s street uprisings, and the role of foreign and regional countries in Iran’s developments.