Tehran, June 1 -- Iranian authorities have denied reports that President Masoud Pezeshkian submitted his resignation, rejecting claims that he sought to step down amid disagreements over the growing influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The denial followed a report by UK-based outlet Iran International, which claimed that Pezeshkian had sent a resignation letter to the office of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC, quoted a government source as saying that the president had not resigned and continues to perform his duties.

Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy head of communications and information at the president's office, also dismissed the report in a post on X.

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