Masoud Pezeshkian remains Iran’s president amid ongoing economic, military, and security conflict with the United States, which has intensified internal divisions between the reformist executive and hardline factions including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Reports from May through early August 2026 highlighted multiple private resignation threats tied to his exclusion from key security and diplomatic decisions, such as those involving the Strait of Hormuz; Pezeshkian publicly rejected these claims, stating any departure would be formally announced, while the Supreme Leader’s office dismissed related rumors. Recent statements show him advocating an end to the “neither war nor peace” stalemate through negotiations, citing Iran’s position of strength, even as sanctions and wartime pressures continue to shape governance dynamics two years into his term. These leadership frictions and stalled diplomacy form the main drivers behind trader assessments of an early exit before constitutional timelines.