The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has created a special task force to stop Iran from transporting weapons and sanctioned goods across its land borders and the Caspian Sea. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
«The commander of US Central Command ordered the creation of a task force that will help prevent the transport of modern weapons and other materials by Iran along overland routes,» the command said in a post on the social media platform X.
The unit is called Iron Gate and consists of about 20 military and civilian specialists based in Tampa, Florida.
«The new CENTCOM unit will coordinate with other US government agencies to prevent the movement of modern weapons systems, dual-use technologies, sanctioned materials, as well as illicit financial flows across the land borders of Iran and the Caspian Sea,» the statement said.