These people want to create discord, suggesting the Leader says one thing and they say another.” This followed viral statements by cleric Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi—secretary-general of “Hezbollah of Iran” and brother-in-law of Masoud Khamenei (brother of Mojtaba Khamenei)—claiming Pezeshkian offered his resignation 28 times. Kharrazi alleged Mojtaba Khamenei threatened to accept it, but Mojtaba’s office issued a formal denial, calling the claim “fundamentally false and contrary to reality.” Concurrently, the presidential public relations office postponed Pezeshkian’s four-night televised address from Tuesday to Wednesday, officially citing Arbaeen mourning ceremonies. Dismissing IRGC Commander Hajizadeh’s claims of superior conventional arms, Kharrazi criticized Pezeshkian and the Strategic Council—formerly headed by his late uncle—for opposing nuclear weapons.