The United States and Iran will communicate directly via a secure line, replacing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) representative previously stationed in Qatar for crisis management, according to a single Israeli media report. The arrangement reportedly bypasses the Doha-based mechanism announced in late June.
According to a single Israeli media report sourced to the intelligence desk, the United States and Iran have established a direct secure communication line, replacing the previous arrangement in which an IRGC representative was stationed in Qatar as part of a crisis resolution mechanism. The earlier mechanism, announced by US Vice President JD Vance on June 26, involved an American officer from CENTCOM and an Iranian officer from the IRGC sitting together in Doha to resolve bilateral frictions. The new direct line reportedly bypasses that framework, though no further operational details or official confirmations from Washington, Tehran, or Doha have been published. The development comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions, including recent IRGC threats against Gulf states and US strikes near Sirik in late June. The report has not been corroborated by other sources, and it is unclear whether the direct line is already active or still in preparation.
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