Majtaba Khamenei’s office, the leader of the Islamic Republic, denied reports about a warning to Masoud Pezeshkian regarding resignation in a statement it published. The statement came a day after a video was released featuring remarks by Kharazi, in which it was claimed that Pezeshkian had so far resigned or threatened to step down 28 times and that Majtaba Khamenei had said that if this action was repeated, his resignation would be accepted.