Iran’s Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S. NYT | Top Stories By: Farnaz Fassihi 30 May 2026 at 07:09 A political fight is playing out in Iran, where the small but loud faction of hard-liners has used rallies, state media and private and public statements to try to undermine negotiations. © Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York TimesA billboard of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.