Hardline Iranian parliament member Mahmoud Nabavian read what he described as 'top-secret' excerpts from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a live state television broadcast Sunday morning, claiming Khamenei opposed negotiations with the United States. The broadcast was abruptly cut off. According to Iran International, state broadcaster IRIB later said Nabavian's remarks violated the law and warranted legal action, and that one of its managers resigned over the incident.
A dramatic incident unfolded on Iranian state television Sunday morning when hardline MP Mahmoud Nabavian, in a live segment, produced documents he claimed were top-secret directives from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei opposing negotiations with the United States. The broadcast was cut short mid-sentence. The episode comes two days after the CEO of IRIB's news division resigned Saturday evening over a similar leak by the same lawmaker (as The Zioneer reported at 21:02 Jerusalem Saturday). On that occasion, Nabavian revealed classified negotiating instructions in an interview.
Sunday's leak appears more severe: Nabavian read from purported written directives, escalating the challenge to the regime's messaging on the US talks. Iran International reported that IRIB stated Nabavian's actions violated the law and exposed classified documents and senior officials' correspondence, warranting legal proceedings. It added that one IRIB manager resigned and that disciplinary steps would follow.
The incident underscores deepening internal discord within Iran's leadership over the MOU with the US. The Supreme Leader's office has not commented. It remains unclear whether the documents Nabavian cited are authentic or whether the leak was deliberate or accidental, and no official confirmation of Khamenei's purported opposition has emerged from regime sources.
4 developments
- DevelopingIranian state TV reports Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reconsiders US-Iran MOU, weighs canceling deal
- DevelopingIranian MP Nabavian: Khamenei's 'do not negotiate' directive being trampled
- DevelopingIran International: contact cut with Supreme Leader Khamenei since last night, Tehran's missile attack on Israel reportedly launched without his coordination
- DevelopingIranian IRGC investigates alleged security leak at Khamenei meeting, son of speaker Ghalibaf named
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