Who is calling the shots in Iran amid the deadly war with the US?
The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz – and the government says it’s on the same page. Tehran, Iran – According to...
Key points
- The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz – and the government says it’s on the same page.
- Tehran, Iran – According to the United States, Iran’s authorities are fighting among themselves.
- With Iran and the US moving farther away from a negotiated resolution, nearly five months after the start of the war, Washington is attempting to project the image of a confused Iranian leadership, one struggling for coherency after the assassination of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials during the conflict.
- Instead, when it comes to state policy, they have focused on a unified position that Iran will maintain a level of control over passage through the Strait of Hormuz, even in the face of escalating attacks from the US.
What happened
The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz – and the government says it’s on the same page. Tehran, Iran – According to the United States, Iran’s authorities are fighting among themselves. With Iran and the US moving farther away from a negotiated resolution, nearly five months after the start of the war, Washington is attempting to project the image of a confused Iranian leadership, one struggling for coherency after the assassination of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials during the conflict. Instead, when it comes to state policy, they have focused on a unified position that Iran will maintain a level of control over passage through the Strait of Hormuz, even in the face of escalating attacks from the US. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, told state television in an interview on Tuesday night that Iran had offered a third route for vessels to transit through during talks in Oman, which would also allow “all sides to return to implementing their [agreed upon] commitments”. Security elite The clique of military and security commanders who have wielded power in Iran...