ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Pezeshkian at risk of ouster as Israel, US explore ways to topple Iran’s regime
Danny Zaken
July 9, 2026

Diplomatic officials from the region and the West have voiced concern for the fate of Iran’s political and civilian leadership, which advanced the memorandum of understanding with the US. According to these officials, the attempts to harm Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian during the mourning events and funeral procession for Ali Khamenei point to a loss of restraint toward them by the heads of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. One official, who is well versed in developments inside Iran, told Israel Hayom that as part of the internal dispute in Iran, which has intensified following the signing of the memorandum of understanding, Guard commanders could take control of the civilian leadership and move to oust Pezeshkian’s government. Israel Hayom reported that Araghchi made clear in his latest messages to his American interlocutors and to mediators from Pakistan and Qatar that Iran’s political leadership was unable to secure the Guards’ consent to the terms of the agreement or to the cessation of fire at tankers and ships passing through the Gulf. READ MORE

THE TELEGRAPH The Iranian Regime Is Fracturing; Open Conflict Could Be Next The Iranian regime’s oligarchic clans are at war with each other—and this conflict may soon spiral beyond control. This fight is not over ideology or the future direction of the Islamic Republic: all the oligarchic clans are Islamist; some wear turbans, others wear military uniforms, and some wear suits. In other words, they all subscribe to the core tenets of Shia Islamism in Iran: the forceful imposition of Sharia law domestically, support for the so-called Axis of Resistance militia network, anti-Americanism, and the goal of eradicating the Israel (driven by innate anti-Semitism). But they are competing to protect and advance their power and economic interests amid the vacuum that emerged after the elimination of Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader, who had operated as the godfather of these clans.