Pentagon is launching Task Force Iron Gate to choke Iran's overland military supply routes while the naval blockade squeezes its ports via the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM's Adm. Bradley Cooper says it r

What happened: The Pentagon unveiled "Task Force Iron Gate," an initiative to target Iranian overland military and technology supply networks, including monitoring the Caspian Sea region, alongside the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Key numbers: Task force run by 20 civilian and military personnel; based in Tampa, Florida; Iran borders seven Why it matters: CENTCOM chief Adm. Bradley Cooper said the task force reinforces the blockade at sea and will constrain Iran's ability to finance terrorism and rebuild weapons factories. A Revolutionary Guards spokesman called the plan impossible.

The Pentagon unveiled "Task Force Iron Gate," an initiative to target Iranian overland military and technology supply networks, including monitoring the Caspian Sea region, alongside the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

CENTCOM chief Adm. Bradley Cooper said the task force reinforces the blockade at sea and will constrain Iran's ability to finance terrorism and rebuild weapons factories. A Revolutionary Guards spokesman called the plan impossible.