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Vance Announces CENTCOM-IRGC Dialogue in Doha After Bombing

6/26/2026

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Vice President JD Vance disclosed on June 25, 2026 that United States is arranging a dialogue between U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Doha, Qatar.
The talks follow a U.S.-Israel bombing that hit IRGC facilities and leaders in Iran.
Because U.S. law designates the IRGC as a terrorist organization, the meeting—led by Gen. Brad Cooper of CENTCOM, not the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)—is uncertain.

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Vice President JD Vance disclosed on June 25, 2026 that United States is arranging a dialogue between U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Doha, Qatar.
The talks follow a U.S.-Israel bombing that hit IRGC facilities and leaders in Iran.
Because U.S. law designates the IRGC as a terrorist organization, the meeting—led by Gen. Brad Cooper of CENTCOM, not the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)—is uncertain.