'Seriously fractured'? Scepticism over Trump's Iran leadership split claim

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Al-Monitor

Iranian officials have kept a united front in the Middle East war and there appears for now to be no major split within the leadership, even though factional disagreements exist and the complete absence from public view of key decision makers creates confusion, analysts said.Announcing an extension of the ceasefire in the war against the Islamic republic, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the move was partly based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so.