WANA (Jun 26) – The spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has dismissed reports by some media outlets and U.S. officials claiming that a direct communication channel has been established between Iran and the United States regarding the Strait of Hormuz, calling the reports “completely false.”

 

Brigadier General Mohseni, the IRGC spokesperson, responded to reports alleging that Tehran and Washington had created a direct line of communication to manage potential incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, stating: “The claim that a direct communication channel has been established between Iran and the United States regarding the Strait of Hormuz is completely false and is categorically denied. Such a mechanism has neither been established nor will it be established.”

 

He also emphasized Iran’s sovereignty over the strategic waterway, adding: “The Strait of Hormuz is Iranian territory and has nothing to do with the United States.”

 

The statement comes after several media outlets, citing the final communiqué of the Zurich negotiations, reported that a communication channel had been established between Iran and the United States through two mediators. According to those reports, the mechanism was intended to prevent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz that could escalate into military confrontation and to implement Article Five of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.

 

Those reports also claimed that Iran had reaffirmed that all vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz must use routes designated by Iranian authorities. However, the IRGC’s latest statement explicitly rejects the existence of any such direct communication arrangement between Tehran and Washington.