Mojtaba’s ongoing purges: Now it’s Mohammadi Golpayegani’s turn

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0:01 Hello. It is Monday, 4 Khordad 1405, May 25, 2026. First, I apologize that I could not be with you on Friday as usual. The peace negotiations between Iran and the United States appear to be reaching their final results. It was supposed to be announced yesterday, Sunday, with Mr. Trump signing it, and there was talk that everything was coming to a conclusion. But it seems that, at this very stage, the Islamic Republic is demanding the release of more than 12 billion dollars of its blocked funds, which the Americans have not agreed to, and

1:06 today it appears that agreement has finally been reached to release 6 billion dollars of the money remaining in Qatar. Today Mr. Ghalibaf, together with Mr. Araghchi and Mr. Hemmati, the head of the Central Bank, went to Qatar and returned tonight. It is said that this 6 billion dollars was in fact money owed by South Korea. In that deal, five American prisoners were released in exchange for five Iranian prisoners, and the money came to Qatar and was converted into euros to be delivered to Iran. But when the events

1:58 of October 7 happened, America argued that because Iran is an accomplice of Hamas, this money would not go to Iran, and it was blocked. In any case, it appears this money is to be released, and an agreement has probably been reached on this clause as well. What has been reported by the news agencies is that this is a 14-point memorandum of understanding. In summary, it sets a 60-day period for negotiations between the two countries. But for this 60-day window, which can also be extended, to begin, Iran commits to clearing the Strait of Hormuz of mines so that traffic

2:53 can flow through it normally, and America, for its part, will lift the naval blockade. Also, during these two months, that is, these 60 days, Iran will be able to export oil, and the oil sanctions will be lifted. In short, all these reports that have come out caused the price of oil to fall another 5 dollars, reaching 98 dollars a barrel. Although America has repeatedly said it will not allow tolls to be collected in the Strait of Hormuz, and many countries have said so as well, Iran has argued that navigation services and environmental measures in the strait are matters that fall under Iran's responsibility, and that for these it will probably

3:53 demand fees from ships. In any case, these things will become clear in the next 60 days. But today the news reported that four IRGC speedboats approached American ships in the Strait of Hormuz and even wanted to lay mines there, and that under American fire these boats were sunk and at least two IRGC personnel were killed. This was announced by the Telegram channel Sabereen, Sabereen News, which is jointly run by the IRGC Quds Force and the Hashd al-Shaabi, Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces,

4:49 but other sources have reported it as well. Also, sounds of explosions were heard in Isfahan and Babolsar, and tonight, Monday night at 23:04, the runway of Bandar Abbas airport was the target of a missile attack, as reported by the Tabnak news agency. ISNA also reported that an attack on the south of Larak Island killed three IRGC personnel. These attacks on Bandar Abbas and Larak Island remain unclear, and if the Tabnak and ISNA reports are true, it is not known by whom

5:47 they were carried out. Did the UAE do it? Did Israel do it? Did both? In any case, it shows how fragile this ceasefire is, even as the negotiations are reaching a conclusion and there is talk that an agreement will be signed within the coming hours or, at most, the coming days. In any case, as the final phases approach, the hardline factions in Iran close to Mr. Saeed Jalili, the Paydari faction, and people like Rasaei, Nabavian and their likes in the Majlis have started screaming and shouting. The sharp point of their attacks is aimed at Mr. Pezeshkian, Araghchi and Ghalibaf, to the point that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and who in fact

6:45 can be said in a way to be close to these same hardline factions, issued a message stressing the need for unity and cohesion so that the Israelis and Americans would be disappointed, and implicitly his message was addressed to these very hardliners. In America too, harsh attacks on Mr. Trump have begun, not only from Democrats but from a number of Republicans. People like Mr. Mike Pompeo or John Bolton have sharply criticized Mr. Trump. He, of course, has not held back either, and on his own social network he has fiercely attacked them and given these critics harsh epithets. In any case, the coming hours and the coming days

7:45 are extremely sensitive, and personally I hope that the fire of this fruitless, Iran-destroying war dies down and is extinguished, so that the country's pains can be addressed. Meanwhile, it was reported that Mr. Pezeshkian will today issue for implementation the resolution of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, passed by 9 votes to 3, on freeing the internet and reconnecting to the global internet. And so, if this news is correct, the internet will return to how it was before Dey 1404.

8:44 In this way, 87 days, or 2,100 hours, the longest internet shutdown in Iran's history, will hopefully come to an end. But Fars News has said that no final decision has yet been made and that the matter remains in the hands of the Supreme National Security Council. It is quite clear how, on various issues, whether the peace negotiations or freeing the internet and so on, the chaotic management of the Islamic Republic is caught up in internal conflicts, and how these trials of strength show themselves in every arena. But

9:43 among the news being heard: I mentioned before, though I was not able to get confirmation of it, that Mojtaba Khamenei has removed Asghar Hejazi, and we do not know who he has put in his place. But if he has done so, it shows that he is moving very forcefully to install his own people. Today it was heard that Mohammadi Golpayegani has also been replaced, by Mehdi Khamooshi, who is a close associate of Mojtaba. He is the son of Haj Taghi Khamooshi, the eldest of the Khamooshi brothers, who has passed away, and he is in fact the nephew of Alinaghi Khamooshi and Abolhassan Khamooshi, who are known as the sultans of the petrochemical industry and have taken over many petrochemical plants.

10:41 In any case, Mehdi Khamooshi is a close associate of Mojtaba, so that, if this is true, the chief of staff of this new Leader is considered one of the appointees and associates of the country's big rent-seekers. In any case, it is to be expected that if Mojtaba Khamenei is alive, is healthy, has his arms and legs, or whatever, and wants to sit on the throne of velayat-e faqih and leadership, he must carry out extensive changes and purges and the like, which may well extend to blood and bloodshed and prisons, at the hands of people like Taeb and others. But if this happens at such very high levels, like Mohammadi Golpayegani and Asghar Hejazi and

11:39 the like, one can say that these purges are broader than was expected. And finally, Parviz Ghelichkhani, the legendary captain of Iran's national football team, who three times raised the Asian Cup trophy over his head with Iran's national team, passed away in Paris on Saturday, 2 Khordad, at the age of 81. Ghelichkhani, one of the legends of Iranian football, also showed in the political arena that he would not bow his head before any power, and in politics too, by publishing the magazine Arash, 100 issues of it, he had a strong hand, always showing that we stand by the people

12:34 and remain for the people. May his memory be honored and may his path have many followers. In the hope of victory for Iran and Iranians.