Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAnalysis As the unseen Supreme Leader shows signs of weakness, conservatives and radicals are fighting over power inside Tehran. A swift deal with the U.S. is in Iran's interest – and the biggest winners may be the Revolutionary Guards themselvesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZvi Bar'el02:43 PM • June 21 2026 IDTThe announcement by Iran's Central Operations Command on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed over "American and Israeli violations of the memorandum of understanding" is still awaiting a response from Donald Trump, and it remains unclear whether the move has actually been implemented.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran nuclearNuclear weaponsIran sanctionsIranIran Revolutionary GuardsAli KhameneiDonald TrumpMojtaba KhameneiStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealElectionsIsrael-LebanonEbola in IsraelCaroline GlickHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSecond Person Suspected of Ebola Put in Isolation, Health Ministry SaysPolice Urge Netanyahu's Neighbors to Ask High Court to Limit Anti-gov't ProtestsYaacov Agam, Israeli Artist Who Pioneered Kinetic Art Worldwide, Dies at 98Israeli Defense Minister Says No Withdrawal From Seized Territory in LebanonWe Were AGs and Top Court Justices. This Bill Will Lead Israel Toward AutocracyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change That