US Vice President JD Vance said in remarks Thursday that a breakthrough in the Switzerland talks was a 'principled agreement' on a direct US-Iran military communication channel in Doha, where IRGC and CENTCOM representatives would meet to manage crises. He also stated the UAE is holding unprecedented talks with Iran, including the IRGC, on economic incentives, and affirmed the right of Israel and all regional states to self-defense alongside de-escalation.
Senior U.S. administration sources said the direct communications channel, which U.S. Vice President JD Vance first announced at 16:59 Jerusalem Thursday, is intended as a crisis-management mechanism; by 19:30, Vance added that the channel will be based in Doha and involve IRGC representatives alongside CENTCOM personnel. This is the first documented instance of the administration specifying an institutional framework for military-to-military contacts.
The Zioneer's earlier reporting noted progress in Switzerland talks and the 'principled agreement' for a hotline. Vance's latest remarks, however, mark the first official confirmation that IRGC members would be directly deployed and that the UAE has entered separate, unprecedented talks with Iran, including with the IRGC, on economic incentives. These details were not present in the thread's earlier version, which only mentioned a generic military line and cited an Iranian channel.
Attribution: Vance's statements were made at a public briefing in Jerusalem Thursday evening, as reported by The Zioneer. The administration has framed the UAE track as part of a broader regional de-escalation policy, which Vance reiterated includes the right of Israel and all states to self-defense.
The specific structure of the IRGC-CENTCOM liaison — including rank, location, and escalation authority — has not been detailed. The UAE's economic incentive package has not been independently verified, and no Israeli official has commented.
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