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Report: Tehran has no postwar plan, suffers from sharp internal divisions

Iran’s president reportedly outraged over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ failure to engage in any day-after planning and objects to the selection of several senior officials, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

By World Israel News Staff

The Iranian regime has failed to engage in any serious postwar planning, dedicating its efforts to the current conflict with Israel and the United States, according to a source close to the administration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

On Monday, the anti-regime outlet IranWire published a report citing an unnamed source with ties to the Iranian government who said that Iran’s president was outraged after he discovered that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the paramilitary body that enforces the Islamic Republic’s authority inside Iran, has not drafted a plan for the day after the current war.

According to the report, Pezeshkian told IRGC representatives that once the current war is over, Iran will again face severe economic pressure and rising public dissatisfaction, and he urged them to start coordinating now with the government to manage those problems.

An IRGC official reportedly responded by downplaying the need for a comprehensive postwar plan, arguing that the US and Israeli air campaigns have bolstered support for the regime among Iranians, rallying the public behind the government.

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The IRGC official drew parallels between the war with Israel and the US to the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, during which internal opposition to the regime faded as Iranians focused on the external threat posed by the Iraqi military.

Pezeshkian dismissed the IRGC official’s argument, warning that the current conflict was not comparable to the Iran-Iraq War and called on the IRGC to engage in serious preparations for the end of the war.

The source cited in the report also noted tensions within the regime, stating that Pezeshkian has repeatedly objected to the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader.

Noting that the younger Khamenei, who was reportedly wounded in the February 28 strikes that killed his father, has made no public appearances since being selected as supreme leader, Pezeshkian said the country cannot be governed “in absentia.”

In his place, the president suggested that Iran either be governed by a more charismatic ruler, who can rebuild ties with the public, or a leadership council.