It seems that the Iranians are in a tough spot with the two negotiating teams, the IRGC fighting to hang on, and the diplomats wanting to move forward. The question is who wins this battle.
The IRGC are hardcore extremists willing to do anything to maintain power, you know, like the progressives and Bernie bros in our country. The only difference is that the IRGC doesn’t care about life; it is religious doctrine over everything, and their teaching is that Israel and the monster U.S. need to be destroyed and eliminated. This group would use a nuclear weapon if they had the opportunity
On the other hand, the politicians are trying to get a deal acceptable to the IRGC, and that will never happen. The real battle in Iran will be between the politicians and the IRGC. I give the edge to the IRGC because they have the weapons, but we need to help the politicians and the people of Iran win. By the people, I mean the Persians who are forced to live under hardcore Islamic rule. These folks were consumed when the extremists took control of the country.
Trump will need a bit of time to let this play out and help the politicians in Iran win, at least to become the leaders of the country, not the Islamic leader whom we have yet to see, since the original leader has been killed. Pray for peace; we need it, or better yet, the people of Iran need it. All IMO.
“Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was flowing Friday — under Iran’s monitoring — after a radio message to vessels in the region suggested the waterway had been closed over tensions with Israel and the US.
“The armed forces of Iran, in accordance with the memorandum of understanding [MOU] to end the war dated June 18, 2026, have taken the necessary measures to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, and shipping in this route is currently underway,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Friday, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.
Earlier, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) statement read over maritime radio channels warned vessels from entering the strait because the US was in violation of the MOU between Washington and Tehran, which President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed Wednesday.
“Since Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, the complete lifting of the naval blockade, and the withdrawal of American terrorist forces from the Persian Gulf and the region are among the main conditions of the agreement between Iran and the United States, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until these conditions are met,” it said. “All ships are requested, for the sake of their security and safety, not to approach the Strait of Hormuz. Any vessel that defies this directive will be targeted.”
The MOU declared Iran would open the strait — which has been closed since the war began on Feb. 28 — in exchange for the US lifting its blockade on Iranian ports.
The differing messages mirrored internal divisions in Iran over whether it should keep fighting the US or seek a truce — strife American and regional sources have cited as a significant reason why it took roughly two months of negotiations for finalize the MOU.”