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Iran hardliners claim soft coup after US ceasefire

Published 19 July 2026

Iran is facing a deepening internal power struggle as hardline factions publicly accuse the country's leadership of staging a "soft coup" following a ceasefire agreement with the United States, with tensions erupting during the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last week.

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