Khatami Breaks With Hardliners, Rejects Escalation With US
🕊️ TEHRAN — The one Iranian who can say this publicly just said it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Khatami holds no power but commands reformist legitimacy Khamenei can't fully suppress. His public rejection of escalation directly contradicts Mojtaba Khamenei's hardliner command restructuring and Araghchi's "begging" narrative. It signals a domestic audience that opposition exists — and gives any back-channel mediator a fracture line to exploit. Timing matters: he spoke as hardliners were confirmed preparing to widen the war.
