Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has navigated wartime challenges and criticism from hardliners despite persistent resignation rumors.
As a ceasefire with the United States appears likely, Pezeshkian may face mounting domestic challenges in a post-war Iran.
The president's limited authority has grown more pronounced as Iran's Revolutionary Guard has consolidated power following the supreme leader's killing.
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When Iranian officials convened in Tehran to discuss the nation’s water crisis this month, President Masoud Pezeshkian asked them to remove their blazers to cope with the sweltering heat instead of switching on the air conditioning.
