Iranian President Pezeshkian submits resignation: Report

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.
Earlier in May, Iran International, citing sources, reported growing clashes between Pezeshkian and the Islamic Republic's military leadership over the 4 May escalation in the Persian Gulf and attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to sources familiar with discussions in Tehran, Pezeshkian has reportedly voiced deep frustration over actions taken by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), headed by Ahmad Vahidi. He is said to have condemned missile and drone attacks on the UAE as “completely irresponsible,” arguing that they were carried out without the government's knowledge or approval. The sources said Pezeshkian characterized the IRGC's strategy of increasing tensions with regional countries as “madness” and warned that it could lead to consequences that may be impossible to reverse.