U.S. Central Command launches Task Force Iron Gate to block Iran's weapon flows
U. S. Central Command said on November eighth that it had created Task Force Iron Gate, a unit based in Tampa, to intercept advanced weapons and dual-use goods moving through Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea, and noted that Tehran dismissed the effort as ineffective. The task force, first announced on November seventh, was described as a 20-member team intended to disrupt land routes used for weapons and sanctioned material transfers into Iran, according to The Hindu. Al Jazeera reported that the unit would expand the existing naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. U. S. Central Command said a U.
S. aircraft had fired precision munitions at a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel attempting to leave the Gulf of Oman blockade, and announced the new task force. President Trump said U. S. forces had recently disabled an Iranian anti-aircraft system. CENTCOM noted consultations with counterparts from twelve regional countries and called for an immediate, effective and unrestricted geographical response.
