The Iranian authorities are not divided...
Trump administration is divided.
- Larry C. Johnson 28 April 2026.
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In the last 2 weeks, Donald Trump and his national safety flatterers They have repeatedly claimed that there is chaos among Iranian political and military leaders and that no 1 has control over the situation. This is simply a lie – and I will explain what I think is its source. Here is simply a fragment of Trump's fresh statement:
Post Truth-Social (approximately 23-24 April 2026): “Iran has large difficulty uncovering out who his leader is! He just doesn't know! The conflict between “hardheads” who have suffered a severe defeat on the battlefield and “moderate” who are not average at all (but gaining prestige!) is insane!”
He described the Iranian government as "seriously divided" (and noted that "it was not unexpected") and utilized this as a justification for extending the ceasefire so that Iran could come up with a "common" proposal.
In comments on the cancellation of the Ambassador's visit to Pakistan (25-26 April) Trump referred to "great interior disputes and confusions in Iranian 'direction'. Nobody knows who's in charge." He compared this with the pressures of America and suggested that Iran should simply contact if he was serious about the talks.
I am convinced that Israel is the origin of this “intelligence” and that Trump and his advisors sincerely [? md] They believe in their truth.
Let me explain why it's not. recently elected Ayatollah Chamenei, talker of Parliament, abroad Minister and Commander of the Revolutionary Guard:
Ajatollah Mojtaba Chamenei will be 56 in 2026.
Speaker of Parliament (Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf): born 23 August 1961, will be 64 years old 28 April 2026.
Iranian abroad Minister (Abbas Araghchi): born 5 December 1962, will be 63 years old 28 April 2026.
IRGC Commander (Ahmad Vahidi, Chief Commander): born 27 June 1958, will be 67 years old 28 April 2026.
President Masoud Pezeshkian will be 71 in 2026.
All these men combine 2 things: they fought in the Iraq War (1980–1988) and all served in the Revolutionary Guard. Pezeshkian was not a combatant – he was a physician, which means he enjoyed large respect for his work in saving the lives of soldiers. Ask any war veteran what he thinks of his medicine, assuming the medic was competent. This shared past means these men know firsthand the cost and horror of war. This besides means that the United States began to fight a country ruled by people who faced the Iraqi enemy, armed and financed by the US.
Men who fought have a peculiar relation with comrades who know the nightmare of war. The war against Iraq was peculiarly violent due to the fact that they suffered from chemical weapons attacks that enabled the United States – the United States provided chemical weapons precursors and intelligence that were utilized to track down Iranian units. The current Iranian leaders, due to common combat experiences, are the most determined [terrifying] a group of Iranian officials who have always held power.
While the Trump White home and obedient Western media service a communicative of divisions and disputes among Iranian leaders, the fact is the opposite. The Government of Iran is firmly united and ready to fight, regardless of adversity. This is reported by Jeremy Scahill's Drop-Site News:
A elder Iranian authoritative said Drop Site: Iran sets its own terms for ending the war.
A high-ranking Iranian authoritative with direct insight into interior diplomatic deliberations spoke to Drop Site News and presented a clearer image of Tehran's situation erstwhile talks with the US stay in stalemate and Iran is preparing for 2 completely different scenarios that can be accomplished in the coming days: a return to diplomacy or a resumption of war with the US and Israel.
- Regarding the conditions for resuming direct talks: “We are now following our own plan, and we believe that it does not make sense to proceed negotiations until the U.S. government has abolished the blockade. The conflict has widened and, naturally, it is no longer just a atomic issue."
- Regarding president Trump's relation to diplomacy: Iran is convinced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu has had an unprecedented impact on American intelligence assessments and the White home decision-making process. "Our country has been negotiating with Americans at various levels over the past 30 years – formally and informally, publically and behind the scenes. It's like they came to a football game and applied rugby rules” – said a high-ranking official.
- Iran has complete contempt for Trump's peculiar envoy, Steve Witkoff, seeing him as a individual with no thought of diplomatic processes and completely ignoring method issues. Kushner is seen by Iran as Israel's man at the negotiating table. Iran, added a high-ranking official, sees no reason to negociate with any of them without the presence of a individual like Vice president J.D. Vance.
- Regarding what Araghchi told Pakistani mediators: “We explained our method positions to the Pakistani side. On the atomic issue, we have one more time raised the issues of solutions that we have previously proposed so that we can scope agreement with them. Our remarks were not addressed to Americans due to the fact that they are bilateral discussions. We believe that mediators themselves should besides be informed of the method aspects of the proposal."
- Regarding what a serious U.S. negotiating position would require: Iran did not publically give any signal that it would resign from its stance against the transfer of enriched uranium, but consistently stressed its willingness to address this issue in a comprehensive agreement with the United States. "These issues have clear and applicable solutions in the field and have been consistently analysed in substantive negotiations. All major US negotiations must include a large team, including experts and representatives of respective government departments, so that they can full realize and make a substantive agreement covering different cross-cutting aspects on their side."
- Regarding the question of whether Trump can mediate the conclusion of a contract: “Our opinion is that we do not believe [Trump] to be able to mediate the conclusion of a contract. In our opinion, they fundamentally decided to proceed the war until the government was changed, as the authoritative described as inactive doomed.
While Donald Trump spends a week playing his best function in the Neville style, Chamberlain who claims "Peace is at hand"Iran won't go back. In the face of specified a fierce and determined opposition, Trump is likely to play the final bargaining chip in the form of American raids on Iran, hoping to break his will to resist. Since he never fought himself, Trump's threats are meaningless to men who, as young men, fought and survived a brutal war. Now, as men in the late 50s and early 60s, this group of Iranian leaders is ready to fight – and it is simply a fierce fight.
