Pezeshkian reportedly warned he would quit if Iran refused the draft agreement, as officials cited a worsening economic crisis and risks to food and medical supplies.
Iranian President Pezeshkian told Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei he would resign if Iran rejected a preliminary ceasefire agreement, according to four officials familiar with the meeting, sharpening the picture of internal tensions as economic pressures intensify. Central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati warned food and medical supplies could run out by late August under a U.S. maritime blockade. Pezeshkian also said the Supreme National Security Council backed the deal by a 12-1 vote. The episode suggests the agreement was driven not only by security considerations but also by acute economic constraints inside Iran.