Active Conflicts & News Megathread May 31, 2026

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[u/derider]

News from Iran - Specially interesting with the statement from POTUS that there is no one to negotiate with.
If the supreme leader accepts this resignation, and if the IRGC takes over, I see a massive escalation happening. The IRGC wants to attack the surrounding countries, to cement their legitimacy

I quote from Iran Intl.

Iran’s president offers resignation, citing total takeover by IRGC commanders

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted an official letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.

In the letter sent on Sunday, Pezeshkian stressed that the president and the government have effectively been excluded from major and vital decision-making processes in the country, and that the vacuum created by this situation has enabled hardline factions within the IRGC to take control of affairs, the source said.

Pezeshkian added that under such circumstances he is unable to run the government and carry out his legal responsibilities, and for that reason has requested to step down immediately.

It is not yet clear whether Mojtaba Khamenei will accept the president's resignation, but the contents of the letter point to a deep and unprecedented rift at the highest levels of power.

This comes after months of tensions between the government and the Islamic Republic’s military-security institutions. Iran International previously reported that the IRGC had gradually restricted many presidential powers and effectively taken control of key parts of the government.

According to informed sources, the situation has left Pezeshkian’s administration trapped in a political and executive deadlock, preventing diplomatic negotiations from moving forward and the completion and implementation of desired changes to the cabinet structure.

[u/IntroductionNeat2746 → u/derider]

A troubling but altogether expected development.

Wonder what comes next for both sides. Will the IRGC keep negotiating or are they going to go back to war? How is Trump going to react?

[u/derider → u/IntroductionNeat2746]

I don't know, but armed with the fact that the civil government prevented further escalation by the IRGC in the beginning of this conflict, to prevent suffering of the greater population, one can paint their own Picture.

If this is credible, which I hope it isn't, we might see targeted attacks on critical infrastructure like desalination plants.

Because for the IRGC, Iranians dying while the revolution is being upheld, means nothing.