Tehran, April 30 -- A study by Think Tank- Institute for the Study of War has pointed out that Tehran is unlikely to bend any further in its fresh proposals to the US on the Strait of Hormuz. According to ISW, the hardline position advocated by IRGC boss Major General Ahmad Vahidi is now the dominating point of view in Tehran.

The analysis says that Iran appears unwilling to concede control over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program. Mainstream Iranian politicians are consolidating around the decision to avoid discussing the nuclear issue before the United States lifts the naval blockade on Iranian ports, which was Vahidi's preferred policy outcome.

ISW says that there appears to be limited opposition to Vahidi within other fa...