Vance says US and Iran to establish direct military channel with IRGC
US Vice President JD Vance says Washington and Tehran have agreed to establish a direct channel with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to help prevent further escalation.
In an interview with the British right-wing outlet UnHerd, Vance said the arrangement would involve Iranian and US military officials meeting in Doha to resolve disputes.
"They were like, 'OK, fine, we'll send somebody from the IRGC to go hang out in Doha with somebody from [US Central Command]' and that's how we're going to settle a lot of these disputes," Vance said, describing discussions with Iranian officials.
He also said the United Arab Emirates had opened channels with Iran that had not previously existed, including direct communication with the IRGC.
According to Vance, Emirati officials are "having conversations with the Iranians that have never happened before, including with the IRGC, about various types of economic incentives".