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Iran's Hard-Line Preachers Split Over Deal With Washington

Iran Herald

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June 26, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Transfer

The debate over Iran's potential agreement with the United States has spilled beyond the country's political class and into the religious establishments and street gatherings that have long served as the Islamic republic's most loyal base of support.Since the outbreak of war and the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes, state-aligned clerics and eulogists have played an outsized r

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ABNA English

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· Jun 22, 2026

Crisis of Trust Between US, Zionist Regime; How Did Iran Become Point of Contention?

While relations between the United States and the Zionist regime have been built on decades of strategic support, the agreement with Iran has once again exposed deep divisions between the two sides.

The Washington Post

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· Jul 8, 2026

Funeral rites for Iran’s supreme leader shift to Shiite cities in Iraq

Some officials said the outpouring of grief was intended to show the continuing close ties between Iraq and Iran despite U.S. efforts to hold sway in Baghdad.

Tehran Times

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· Jun 30, 2026

Setting the rules of ownership in the Strait of Hormuz

Sobh-e-No analyzed the recent exchange of fire between Iran and the United States. The region has now entered a new phase of low-intensity but continuous tensions. Under such circumstances, a return to the previous situation seems highly unlikely. The most probable scenario is the continuation of an unstable ceasefire accompanied by limited clashes and reciprocal economic pressure.

Ariana News

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· Jul 11, 2026

Tahawol: Renewed tension between Iran and US discussed

The post Tahawol: Renewed tension between Iran and US discussed first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 1, 2026

Iranian clerics call for assassination of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu

Sky News Defence Analyst Peter Jennings reacts to Iran’s most senior clerics calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “What you have in Iran is a kind of split between the extremists in charge and an even more extreme bunch of clerics who want to continue the fight,” Mr Jennings told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “I think an enormous problem on the desk of the President is do we start military conflict again, or do we now live with, bizarrely, a stronger Iran? “It’s not a good outcome for the United States.”

NDTV

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· Jul 11, 2026

'1,000 Missiles', One-Year Military Order: What's Trump's New Warning To Iran?

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have been running high this week during the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with mourners in Iran seen carrying banners threatening...

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Related coverage for " Iran's Hard-Line Preachers Split Over Deal With Washington ": ABNA English — Crisis of Trust Between US, Zionist Regime; How Did Iran Become Point of Contention?. The Washington Post — Funeral rites for Iran’s supreme leader shift to Shiite cities in Iraq. Tehran Times — Setting the rules of ownership in the Strait of Hormuz. Ariana News — Tahawol: Renewed tension between Iran and US discussed. Sky News Australia — Iranian clerics call for assassination of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. NDTV — '1,000 Missiles', One-Year Military Order: What's Trump's New Warning To Iran?