# US launches task force to disrupt Iran’s land-based supply routes

https://mins.news/en/item/134160

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-08 02:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/us-launches-task-force-to-disrupt-irans-land-based-supply-routes?traffic_source=rss

> US Central Command says the new Task Force Iron Gate will work to prevent Iran from moving advanced weapons and other materials overland, coordinating efforts to stop shipments across Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea. The move expands the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

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