Conservative cleric Hassan Kasamian, a hardline figure close to Saeed Jalili and Supreme Leader Khamenei, sharply attacked the ongoing US-Iran negotiations, alleging that negotiators are linked to a 'Jewish underground network' and warning that the Leader's life is in danger. Kasamian claimed the Leader authorized the talks only to expose 'hypocrites' — a regime term for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) — and warned of an internal coup, according to a Telegram report.
A conservative cleric close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and hardline politician Saeed Jalili has escalated the internal regime debate over negotiations with the United States with extraordinary allegations. In a statement circulated Sunday via Telegram, Hassan Kasamian accused the Iranian negotiating team of being linked to an alleged 'Jewish underground network' — a charge that echoes antisemitic conspiracy theories long employed by the regime's hardline fringe. Kasamian further claimed that Khamenei authorized the talks specifically to expose 'hypocrites,' a term the regime uses for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the exiled opposition group. He warned of a danger of 'an inside coup' and asserted that the Supreme Leader's own life is at risk. The remarks reflect deepening fissures within the Iranian establishment as the US-Iran negotiations, which the leadership has publicly endorsed but hardliners have fiercely opposed, proceed. As The Zioneer previously reported, hardline MPs and Kayhan newspaper have repeatedly attacked the talks, and a conservative MP was cut off live on state TV after reading what he said was a secret Khamenei document instructing negotiators not to yield. Kasamian's claims — particularly the allegation of a threat to Khamenei's life — are so far unverified and appear to originate from a single source, with no official Iranian confirmation or media coverage.
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