IRGC media report effort to mobilize Qom clerics for compromise with Israel

A group of people is allegedly attempting to mobilize a number of religious scholars in the holy city of Qom to call for what Iran’s Tasnim news agency described as “a form of surrender and compromise” with Israel.

Tasnim, affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the individuals, described as having “questionable backgrounds,” are seeking to act in tandem with Israel’s attacks on Iran.

According to the report, the group fears a strong government backlash and is considering positioning a former official as the public face of their initiative.

“They fear a strong response from the establishment and are therefore seeking to position a former official as the figurehead of this treacherous move — although that official has not yet responded to their approach.”

Tasnim did not name any officials.