Tuesday, September 27, 2011

A U.S. - Iran Hotline?


Report: US Considering Military Hotline With Iran -- Voice of America

A U.S. newspaper says the United States is considering trying to establish a direct military hotline with Iran in order to defuse potential confrontations between the two countries' military forces.

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that one proposal would create a link between the Iranian Navy and the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which is based in the Gulf island nation of Bahrain.

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More News On A U.S. - Iran Hotline

US considers emergency hotline with Iran: official -- AFP
US 'considers emergency hot line with Iran' -- The Telegraph
US 'considers emergency hot line with Iran' -- Economic Times
US-Iran military "hotline" link reports 'premature': US official -- News Track India
Iran open to "hot line" with US -- Forbes/AP
U.S. Weighs a Direct Line to Tehran -- Wall Street Journal
A Hotline With Iran? Dealing with Governments We Loathe -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
U.S. and Iran to Establish Military Hotline? -- Ali Alfoneh, The American

My Comment: This has been a concern among many in the Pentagon for a long time .... but I suspect that the Iranians have a different point of view.

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