Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce
The Tampa-based unit will work with U.S. agencies to block weapons, dual-use technology and illicit revenue routes, while CENTCOM says its sea blockade has cut $25 billion in oil exports.
- On Saturday, United States Central Command announced Task Force Iron Gate, a Tampa, Florida-based unit designed to restrict Iranian movement of advanced weapons systems across land borders and the Caspian Sea.
- This initiative expands upon the existing Operation Economic Outcast, a naval blockade that has prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion in crude oil while costing the Regime some 6 billion dollars a month.
- Comprising an internal staff of around 20 civilian and military personnel, the task force will also monitor dual-use and illegal revenue streams beyond the movement of weapons systems.
- "Strengthening CENTCOM's collaboration with US interagency partners will further constrain Iran's ability to finance terrorism, rebuild weapons factories, and replenish its military," Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of Central Command, said in a statement.
- Expanding the blockade to include land and air connections aims to tighten financial flows, as the Trump Administration continues a containment and isolation strategy against the Islamic Republic to encumber its ability to operate as a modern industrial state.
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(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Yu-mi = As the U.S. military continues its maritime blockade against Iran, the transport of advanced weapons and sanctioned materials across Iran's land border...
CENTCOM announces task force to blockade Iranian ground transit routes
U.S. Central Command announced on Saturday a new task force designed to blockade Iranian ground transit routes used to transport illegal shipments. Task Force Iron Gate will work with U.S. agencies to help prevent the movement of advanced weapons, dual-use technologies, sanctioned materials, and illegal revenue streams across Iran’s borders and the Caspian Sea amid […]
The US military has created a new task force to complement a months-long naval blockade to prevent the flow of advanced weapons and sanctioned materials to Iran via land borders and the Caspian Sea. The Tampa, Florida-based unit is trying to crack down on arms smuggling, cut off the flow of dual-use technologies and Tehran's illegal sources of revenue, CNBC reported.
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