Marad Vaisi, senior analyst at Iran International, said: “The current situation vis-à-vis the United States has created a serious rift at the top of power; Pezeshkian and Ghalibaf support the deal, while the commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, except for Ghalibaf, want to continue the confrontation. Trump, too, understanding the weakness of the government, is seeking to impose his own conditions regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear program, the missile program, and the Islamic Republic’s proxy forces.”