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U.S. creates Iron Gate task force against Iran’s land and Caspian routes
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has formed the Iron Gate task force to prevent Iran from transporting weapons and sanctioned goods by land and across the Caspian Sea.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the creation of the Iron Gate task force. Its mission is to support U.S. government efforts to prevent Iran from using land routes to transport advanced weapons and other materials.
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper ordered the task force’s creation on November 7. It will include about 20 civilian and military specialists based in Tampa, Florida. They will coordinate with other U.S. agencies to disrupt the movement of weapons systems, dual-use technologies, sanctioned materials and illicit financial flows across Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea.
“The creation of the Iron Gate task force consolidates the success of our strict naval blockade of Iran,” Cooper said. He said closer cooperation with other agencies would further restrict Iran’s ability to finance terrorism, rebuild weapons factories and replenish its army.
CENTCOM did not specify which routes the task force would focus on. However, a map published by the command highlights Iran’s borders with Türkiye, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.
The naval blockade of Iranian ports announced by the United States in July 2026 has already prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion worth of oil, according to CENTCOM. Tehran is demanding that the blockade be lifted as a condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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