WSJ: Iran seeks to maintain control of Strait of Hormuz

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Iranian government officials, that Iran has made it clear to mediators it intends to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz. This follows earlier remarks from Yadollah Javani, head of the political bureau for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who stated that the U.S. could never open the strait by military means and that Iran has cornered Washington by blockading it and responding symmetrically.