🔶 IRIB backs “war profiteers”; who benefits?

War, in addition to human and economic losses, can also change power relations. In a situation where a large part of society is facing insecurity, inflation, and concern about the future, the political position of some groups may be strengthened due to the increased importance of military and security institutions. Therefore, continuing or ending the conflict does not necessarily have the same consequences for all political actors.

This difference in interests is now also reflected in the positions of officials of the Islamic Republic. While Masoud Pezeshkian and a number of government officials emphasize the difficulty of governing the country in wartime conditions and the necessity of negotiations, some IRIB programs, with different language, speak of intensifying military confrontation.