IRGC Seen Tightening Grip as Peace With US Faces Internal Resistance ^78.4%

Newsmax - By Newsmax Wires - 5/8/2026, 11:48 PM

Negativity Bias 41.1% - Appeal to Authority 39.8% - Unattributed Quote 28.3%

Efforts to secure a broader peace deal between the United States and Iran are increasingly being complicated by the growing influence of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which analysts, diplomats and even some U.S. officials say has emerged as the chief obstacle to meaningful negotiations. While Iranian civilian officials and... more