Kayhan ultraconservative daily warned the government against devoting “most of its time and energy to negotiations with a regime it said has shown little goodwill,” urging instead a "proactive regional strategy."
The paper, overseen by a representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, called on officials to model their approach on the late President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration and suggested appointing former Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, now an advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, as a key consultant.
The editorial also pressed for cabinet reform and a clear domestic roadmap independent of nuclear talks.