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Despite the Iran war being very obviously deeply unpopular with the American public, Washington is seeking to tighten the noose on Tehran, particularly on the economic front. This weekend saw the Pentagon unveil details of a new initiative called “Task Force Iron Gate” – which will seek to target Iranian alternative trade routes amid the US naval mission to blockade its main ports via the Strait of Hormuz and Arabian Gulf waters. The effort seeks to strangle Iran’s overland military and technology supply networks, including by better monitoring the Caspian Sea region. “The establishment of…

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Pentagon's 'Iron Gate' Operation: Washington Moves To Choke Off Iran's Overland Military Trade Despite the Iran war being very obviously deeply unpopular with the American public, Washington is seeking to tighten the noose on Tehran, particularly on the economic front. This weekend saw the Pentagon unveil details of a new initiative called "Task Force Iron Gate" - which will seek to target Iranian alternative trade route s amid the US naval mission to blockade its main ports via the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf waters. via Reuters The effort seeks to strangle Iran's overland military and technology supply networks, including by better monitoring the Caspian Sea region. "The establishment of Task Force Iron Gate reinforces the success of our ironclad blockade against Iran at sea," said CENTCOM chief Adm. Bradley Cooper. "Strengthening CENTCOM’s collaboration with U.S. interagency partners will further constrain Iran’s ability to finance terrorism, rebuild weapons factories, and replenish their military ," the top commander added. Michael Mulroy, a former US deputy assistant defense secretary for the Middle East, has further described that the operation will seek to comprehensively " cut the regime off from its ability to fight and ability to fund itself." An appointed task force will focus its sole efforts on finding out where "weapons systems are coming in, how they could potentially be cut off" and how "Iran is transporting its energy". CENTCOM said it will be be run by 20 civilian and military personnel , presumably with significant coordination from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The task force will be based in Tampa, Florida - which is home to both CENTCOM headquarters and US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). But disrupting overland trade will be easier said than done, given Iran shares borders with no less than seven countries : Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan Turkey, and…

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