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Didn't Iran at one point say they wouldn't negotiate with the empire, and then of course the fucking reformists came and said, "yeah we can talk"?
I wonder if the IRGC is privately considering removing the reformists from power since they seem to be the only people that are keeping Iran from setting the entire world on fire. If they went forward with bringing the principlists back in power (aside from the IRGC, and I guess the rest of the military and political structure), We'd definitely see way more than what you describe as overwhelming waves of force, including discussing building nuclear weapons.
These are only some of my thoughts on all of this but I'm still torn on how Iran is handling this.
In this case, it's also a case of more moderate principalists believing that the MoU can be used to re-arm for an inevitable future conflict. The IRGC has factions within it as well, such as the more revolutionary elements of the the rank and file, the current Supreme Leader, and Jalili. However, the heads of the IRGC, largely institutionalists, are headed by Ghalibaf and are more moderate by comparison.
The reformists obviously work with moderates because it's beneficial to them, but it's not a steady alliance. The main issue a lot of people have with Ghalibaf specifically is the fact that his family is often embroiled in corruption scandals, and although he's close to top officials in the IRGC, the rank and file see him as not very humble by comparison to Jalili.
The reformists are taking advantage of the current situation, however it's with the tacit support of moderate principalists who have a slightly differing strategy to the more radical principalists.