Hormuz hotline opens between US and Iran

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The US and Iran have established a direct communication channel, the Hormuz hotline, to avoid incidents and miscommunication in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The announcement followed high-level talks and a Memorandum of Understanding signed at a summit in Switzerland.

Iran and the United States have established a direct communication channel to avoid incidents and miscommunication in the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar and Pakistan announced on Monday following the first round of high-level talks under the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding at the Lake Lucerne Summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland. The joint statement said talks were held …