‘Pick up the phone’: IRGC appears to rebuff US Strait of Hormuz ‘hotline’
Key takeaways
- Iran’s IRGC appears to have rejected US claims of a military hotline will operate between the two countries.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Cargo ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, June 1, 2026.
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Hossein Mohebi downplayed reports on Friday of direct communications being established between the US and Iran to manage the strategically important waterway.
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Iran’s IRGC appears to have rejected US claims of a military hotline will operate between the two countries.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Cargo ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, June 1, 2026. [Amir Hossein Khorgooei/EPA/ISNA]By Maziar Motamedi Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Tehran, Iran – Iran has indicated that there will be no direct communication between US and Iranian military officials as part of a hotline proposed by Washington designed to ease tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Hossein Mohebi downplayed reports on Friday of direct communications being established between the US and Iran to manage the strategically important waterway.