Nuclear Feud Moves to Tehran as Hardliners Try to Sink Deal
- Officials divided over role of parliament, security council
- Khamenei loyalist says pact U.S. Trojan horse to weaken Iran
Hardliners in Iran Push to Sink Nuclear Deal
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Efforts to kill the Iran nuclear deal are fading in Washington, but in Tehran they’re just heating up.
Throwing his weight behind the push is Hossein Shariatmadari, who has run the loyalist Kayhan newspaper since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed him editor-in-chief more than two decades ago with a mission to “guide opinion, reflect the truth and defend against foreign aggression.”