The spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied claims by American officials regarding the establishment of a direct hotline between Iran and the United States concerning the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "sheer lie".

If this is false information from Iran, negotiations would end, immediately, the US president warned

The US and Iran have established a communication line in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a 14-point deal brokered in Switzerland, aiming to reduce maritime