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Source: https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-april-18-2026/
Revolutionary Guards Have Seized Control of Iranian Negotiations and Military Operations
(Institute for the Study of War) Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Maj.-Gen. Ahmad Vahidi and members of his inner circle have likely secured at least temporary control over not only Iran's military responses but also Iran's negotiating position and approach. The IRGC's consolidation of control over Iranian decision-making indicates that the Iranian political officials currently negotiating with the U.S. do not have the authority to independently determine Iran's negotiating positions.