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Although there are indeed differences between the two camps on issues such as Iran’s relations with the West, the biggest differences are still on domestic issues.
Iran’s newly elected President Massoud Pezeshkian was billed as a “reformist” candidate on the eve of a national election in which about 30 million people voted, drawing attention to his policy stance on the Palestinian issue.
Born in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, Pezeshkian is a licensed physician who rose to prominence during the Iran-Iraq War, both as a soldier and as the coordinator of medical teams.
The 69-year-old belongs to Iran’s domestic “reformist” camp, which in the past has taken foreign policy positions that are very different from those of the “conservative” (Western hard-line) opposition.
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Although the two camps do have differences on issues such as Iran’s relationship with the West, the biggest differences are on domestic issues. Due to insufficient information disclosure by the English media, most people have a distorted understanding of the differences between the two camps.
For example, Iran’s so-called “hardliners” actually pursue socialist policies and are socially conservative (hence the term “hardliners”), while the reformist opposition generally pursues more right-wing economic policies.
Despite the differences, reformist President-elect Massoud Pezeshkian remains a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause. In a letter to Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Iranian leader pledged that “(Iran) will continue to support the oppressed Palestinian nation until all its ideals and rights are achieved and the holy city is liberated,” adding that he would continue to support the Palestinian resistance and that “victory will be in the hands of dear Palestine.”
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Masoud Pezeshkian, in an op-ed published in the Tehran Times, also reiterated the need for Iran to play a key role in supporting the Palestinian people.
“The painful events in the region are the result of the existence of the Zionist entity and the subversive policies of the West,” he said, adding that Israel is a genocidal regime that “has a record of occupation, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, settlement construction, possession of nuclear weapons, illegal annexation and aggression against neighbouring countries.”
In 2021, Pezeshkian spoke out about the need to support resistance forces and their people in the region, saying “We openly say that we do not hide our assistance to Palestine, Yemen and any country. Whether they say it or not, we will help.” His support for the Palestinian cause is said to date back to his youth.
In a letter to Lebanon’s Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the president-elect wrote: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported the struggle of the peoples of the region against the illegal Zionist regime.”
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He wrote that “support for the resistance is rooted in the fundamental policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” and continued, “I am sure that the resistance in the region will not allow the regime to continue its warmongering and criminal policies against the oppressed people of Palestine and other countries in the region.”
Pezeshkian also offered a proposal aimed at encouraging Iran’s regional allies and neighbors to work harder to ensure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Under his leadership, he hopes to strengthen relations with Gulf Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hoping that this will create opportunities for ending the Gaza war and post-war reconstruction.
Beyond that, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) current work of supplying, training and funding Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip will not change.
Most of the support is completely independent of the Iranian president’s foreign policy agenda, and the IRGC has developed a sophisticated strategy that takes into account both political and security developments. Even if the Iranian president is elected with a different strategy, the IRGC will continue to support the resistance alliance.
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It is also important to consider that in the case of Yemen, Lebanon, and Palestine, this support is provided to independent actors, not just “proxies” as often portrayed by the corporate media.
This means that these groups have their own autonomy and do not take orders directly from the Islamic Republic of Iran, but are allies and receive support and advice on this basis. As long as Tehran’s position remains in support of the Palestinian resistance and cause, relations between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and regional forces will continue as usual.
(Palestine Chronicle)
– Robert Inlakesh is a journalist, author and documentary filmmaker. He focuses on the Middle East, specializing in Palestine. He wrote this article for the Palestine Chronicle.
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