Iran: three groups are fighting for power. All are problematical

Power struggle in Iran: Mullahs have a plan

Many reports claim Iran's economy is on the verge of bankruptcy, and that resistance to the insane mullahs is spreading.  

Millions of Iranians have had enough abuse by the medieval theocratic regime, and as resentment grows we're starting to see a struggle for who will run things IF the mullahs are overthrown.

One group vying to rule is the old Mujahedin-e Khalq--communists.  They post signs saying: “Down with the oppressor, be it the shah or the mullahs.”

Which brings us to the son of the Shah, who ruled from about 1953 and was deposed around 1970.  The son--Rezi Pahlavi--has been living the life of luxury in the West, paid for by the billions looted by his corrupt father.

And here's where it gets interesting:

The mullahs claim that removing them will allow the son of the deposed and hated Shah to restore corrupt rule.  And sure enough, after years of silence the self-proclaimed ‘crown prince’ has suddenly re-emerged from his life of luxury to announce that he is the answer to the Iranian crisis.

Some Middle East experts believe the canny mullahs are using Pahlavi to divide the people trying to overthrow 'em.  The idea is that if the most popular choices are either the communist MEK or the son of the hated Shah, maybe it's better not to try to overthrow the mullahs, eh?

Incredibly, just a month ago Pahlavi held a press conference in Paris to say he was in direct contact with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards–-the regime’s Gestapo – which he wants to keep intact, to "maintain order" after the overthrow of the mullahs.

He claimed IRGC officers and members of the thuggish "Basij" are "reaching out to me.  These brave officers are reaching out to me, telling me they want to be part of our national salvation."

On one hand that seems clever, because the IRGC is like the Praetorian Guard of ancient Rome: a new shah would need them for protection.

Sucking up to the IRGC and Basij would outrage the tens of thousands of families of those who have been arrested, tortured, and murdered by the mullahs’ thugs, but on the other hand was a canny move by Rezi.

MEK Resistance Units claim they want a democratic, secular republic. Sounds great, but then that's what communists always do: As the old joke goes, "One man, one vote, one time."

The mullahs are hanging an average of one "dissident" a week, including women, and juveniles.  Many see that as a sign of profound weakness.

But the Resistance seems undeterred: government compounds are firebombed and regime TV broadcasts are regularly hacked with opposition messages.

Now Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian has announced that he's suspended further cooperation with inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog agency–-the IAEA.  Last Monday Iran's foreign minister announced on Bret Baier's program that Iran would not stop enriching uranium, and would only negotiate "with conditions."

Western appeasers who believe the mullahs got the message from the bombing that destroyed their facilities need to wake up.  The mullahs have announced--thru their foreign minister-- that they're determined to resurrect their nuclear program.  Of course this may be simply be a negotiating chip.  

I suggest there are no good options for the U.S. to back any side.  You can already see where backing any of the three groups vying for power will lead.  Best for the U.S. to stay out of that fight.

Source.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/iran-the-widening-cracks/