Persian Drama: Members of Iran's President's Party Threaten to Dismantle the Regime

Members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's 'Reformist' party sent a special letter to the President today demanding a series of reforms that could shake the foundations of the entire Iranian regime.

In the letter, defined as a 'historic declaration,' party members list five central demands: dismantling the nuclear program in exchange for removing Western sanctions, immediate release of all political prisoners, canceling mandatory religious dress laws for women, recognizing the Saudi peace plan in the Middle East – and finally, the most dramatic step: separating the Revolutionary Guards from government mechanisms and ending their involvement in the Islamic Republic's foreign and domestic affairs.

These are unprecedented steps in the Iranian political system, especially given that the Revolutionary Guards have held supreme power positions in every field for decades – from military and security to economy and foreign policy. The call for a drastic reduction of their status is seen as a direct challenge to the core of the Iranian regime.

In the letter, the reformists emphasized that 'Iran's future depends on breaking away from internal and external crises, and leading a national reconciliation process.' It was also claimed that this is a 'rare window of opportunity to save the country.'

This series of demands is completely unprecedented in the history of the Iranian regime, which is entirely based on religious and revolutionary legitimacy. The demands to strip the ayatollahs' rule of its religious authorities and the Revolutionary Guards of their governmental powers is most dramatic, especially when it comes from the political establishment of the country's president."