Trump delights in apparent rifts in Tehran: ‘Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is’

US President Donald Trump revels in what he claims are the internal divisions within Iran, which have prevented the country from submitting a response to the latest proposal for a permanent ceasefire agreement between the two countries.

“Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is! They just don’t know!” Trump writes on Truth Social.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since he was appointed, with reports stating that he was severely injured in the strike that killed his father.

Regardless, the hardline leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is said to be making decisions in Tehran, while parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who have been tasked with negotiating with the US, are said to be more amicable to making a deal.

“The infighting is between the ‘hardliners’ who have been losing BADLY on the battlefield, and the ‘moderates,’ who are not very moderate at all (but gaining respect!), is CRAZY!” Trump writes on Truth Social.

“We have total control over the Strait of Hormuz. No ship can enter or leave without the approval of the United States Navy. It is sealed up tight until such time as Iran is able to make a DEAL!” Trump adds.

The White House schedule says Trump has three hours of “executive time” this morning, which he often spends by posting on Truth Social and taking cold calls from journalists.

The White House claims that internal divisions in Iran have prevented Tehran from coming up with a unified response to the latest proposal for a permanent ceasefire, leading Trump to indefinitely extend a truce that was supposed to expire earlier this week.