Washington DC, May 31 -- Hardline officials in Iran, particularly within the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), remain unwilling to make concessions in negotiations with the United States, as per an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War-Critical Threats Project (ISW-CTP).

According to the ISW-CTP, Iran continues to pitch the image of the IRGC being the "management" of the transit through the Strait of Hormuz as a new "status quo". The report called upon the United States and the international community to reject Iranian efforts, calling it detrimental to international commercial interests--highlighting how it sets a dangerous standard for freedom of navigation in international waters.

"The hardline faction within the Ir...