The United States and Iran may have just done something that would have seemed unthinkable a few years ago: agreed to let their militaries talk directly to each other.
US Vice President JD Vance announced that diplomatic talks held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland produced an agreement in principle to establish a direct military communication channel between Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and US Central Command, based in Doha.
What came out of Switzerland
The Bürgenstock talks, held in June 2026, brought together prominent figures from both sides. Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was among the notable attendees representing Tehran.
Vance identified the resumption of International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear inspections inside Iran as a key milestone from the negotiations. Iran’s agreement to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country was framed by the vice president as a major diplomatic win.
