Hardline protesters in Iran have called on Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to resign over what they described as excessive concessions to the United States in the emerging agreement, according to reporter Asaf Rosentsveig.
Sunday morning brought a new escalation in Tehran's hardline protests against the emerging US-Iran agreement. Demonstrators are now calling not only for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to resign but also for Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to journalist Asaf Rosentsveig. This expands the target list beyond what was reported in earlier rounds of the same protest cycle.
Since 20:01 Jerusalem on Friday evening, The Zioneer has tracked a cascade of demonstrations. The first reports described a small group chanting 'Death to Araghchi, the dishonorable compromiser' outside the foreign ministry. By version 5, protesters were demanding the resignations of both Araghchi and Ghalibaf. Subsequent reports described clashes with security forces and opposition sources noting 'the regime's repression forces are suppressing regime supporters in the streets of Tehran.' All versions through version 10 relied on multiple Iranian reports but remained unverified by independent sources — a caveat that still stands.
In related coverage, The Zioneer reported on Friday that Araghchi acknowledged Israel is leading opposition to the deal and warned that premature disclosure could derail it. A lawmaker close to the regime attacked the agreement as a repeat of the JCPOA, and opposition sources reported that protesters accused the negotiating team of acting without approval from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
The scale and authenticity of the protests remain unverified by independent sources. It is also not clear whether the call for Ghalibaf's resignation represents a coordinated shift in the hardline campaign or a spontaneous addition by Sunday's crowd.
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