Expanding on naval blockade, U.S. military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce
Headline from CNBC · First reported Nov 7, 9:20 AM ET () · Updated Nov 7, 11:56 AM ET · 6 sources, 6 articles
What's being reported
Task Force Iron Gate will focus in part on halting the flow of dual-use technologies used by Iran and stemming what Washington calls illegal revenue streams.
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Expanding on naval blockade, US military to create task force to restrict Iranian land commerce
Task Force Iron Gate, as it will be called, will be based in Tampa, Florida, and will coordinate with other US government agencies.
U.S. expands naval blockade to include task force on disrupting ground transport
The U.S. did not say whether any military action would be involved in preventing weapons technology or sanctioned items from entering Iran.
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…