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28 Apr 2026, 14:01

The rift that had previously begun within the principlist movement turned into a media dispute with the re-publication of a note in the Tasnim news agency, which continues to this day.

On May 5, 2026, Tasnim, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published an article titled "People's Power in the Streets / What Lies Behind Negotiations with America?" in the "News from Other Media" section; a note emphasizing that negotiations with America should not be seen as a final solution and that "the power of the people in the streets" could be Iran's main support in negotiations. Part of this note stated, "...some are making demands similar to magic beans, from the lifting of all sanctions to a general ceasefire across the entire resistance front..."

These two conditions referred to as "magic beans" in the note re-published by Tasnim were among the demands of Mojtaba Khamenei, the third leader of the Islamic Republic, for ending the war.

The note "People's Power in the Streets / What Lies Behind Negotiations with America?" was re-published a few hours later by the Mashregh website, which is close to the principlists. However, after the protests escalated, both media outlets deleted the note.

Following this, Rajanews accused Tasnim of indirectly preparing the ground for a return to negotiations with America and accused the media outlet of distancing itself from the previous positions of the so-called "Resistance Front."

In response, Tasnim published a note titled "Points About a Magical Lie Against Tasnim," stating that the discussed article was merely published in the media re-publication section, was not the official position of the news agency, and was deleted a few hours later due to misinterpretation. Tasnim also spoke of "a small group," without directly naming Rajanews, which, according to this media outlet, is trying to undermine Tasnim's positions and create a rift within the principlist movement through "psychological operations."

In another note titled "The Rajai Way or the Kashmiri Method?" addressed to Rajanews, Tasnim wrote: "Hypocrisy, political maneuvering, and sowing discord, if not the Kashmiri method, is at least not the Rajai way! The name of martyr Rajai is intertwined with sincerity, piety, love for Islam, respect for the great authorities, and national unity."

In another section of this note, it stated: "If the Kashmiri method, which is the assassination of individuals, is condemned; character assassination is no less than physical assassination; as God has said, the honor of a believer is higher than that of the Kaaba."

Rajanews is a website close to the Stability Front, managed by Meysam Nili Ahmadabadi, a former member of the central council of the Stability Front.
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Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, criticized the Rajanews site, which supports Saeed Jalili, reporting that in recent weeks "suspicious activities to undermine unity in Iran" have emerged, with serious traces of "infiltration and suspicious activities" being observed, and "even recently, some have been arrested in this regard."

This IRGC-affiliated media described the "Rajanews" site, which supports Saeed Jalili, as an "organized and suspicious movement" that has resorted to "sowing discord" and is completing Trump's project. The Rajanews site, owned by Meysam Nili, the brother-in-law of Ebrahim Raisi, is currently very close to the Stability Front. Rajanews also stated in response to Tasnim's article that it will file a complaint against this IRGC-affiliated media.
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