Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce

WASHINGTON: After a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military is setting up a task force to bolster Washington’s efforts to restrict Tehran’s movement of advanced weapons systems and other sanctioned material across its land borders and the ⁠Caspian Sea. The announcement ⁠of the task force, which has not been previously reported, will be made later on Saturday by the US Central Command, according to a ⁠statement seen by Reuters ahead of its release. Task Force Iron Gate, as it wil

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