Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned President Masoud Pezeshkian that he would accept the president's resignation if he submits it again, according to a relative of the supreme leader quoted by Iran's Tabnak news site on Monday.
The warning comes amid reported tensions between the president and the hardline establishment over policy differences. The relative, whose name has not been disclosed, told Tabnak that Khamenei's message was delivered in a letter to Pezeshkian.
Pezeshkian, a reformist who took office in 2024, has faced challenges from hardliners in parliament and the judiciary. The exact reasons for the resignation threat have not been officially confirmed.
Neither the president's office nor the supreme leader's office has issued an official statement on the matter. The report could not be independently verified.
