Hardly. Pezeshkian’s head has been on the chopping block since the start of the war.

Preaching for settlement and appeasement won’t win you any favors in the long run, once your side starts ‘winning’ the war.

He gambled and he lost. Pezeshkian has effectively already been sidelined for months now.

Going forward, the role of the president will start to become more important and the regime will want a more hardline president to represent the country in its relations with the outside world.