{"id":14519,"date":"2026-11-08T02:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=14519"},"modified":"2026-11-08T02:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:59:08","slug":"us-launches-task-force-to-disrupt-irans-land-based-supply-routes-us-israel-war-on-iran-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=14519","title":{"rendered":"US launches task force to disrupt Iran\u2019s land-based supply routes | US-Israel war on Iran News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The operation is to prevent Iran from using ground routes to transport weapons and other materials, US Central Command says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The United States military\u2019s Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced a plan to block Iran\u2019s land-based supply routes, expanding its months-long naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

CENTCOM, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, announced on Saturday that it had established a new task force \u201cto prevent Iran from using ground routes to transport advanced weapons and other materials\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Task Force Iron Gate will reinforce \u201cthe success of our ironclad blockade against Iran at sea\u201d, CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said.<\/p>\n

Based in Tampa, Florida, the task force will coordinate with other US government agencies \u201con preventing the movement of advanced weapons systems, dual-use technologies, sanctioned materials, and illegal revenue streams across Iran\u2019s land borders and the Caspian Sea\u201d, CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n

Michael Mulroy, a former US deputy assistant defence secretary for the Middle East, told Al Jazeera the task force\u2019s role will be to find out where \u201cweapons systems are coming in, how they could potentially be cut off\u201d, and how \u201cIran is transporting its energy\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added that if US President Donald Trump orders an escalation to the war, it will likely be attacks on this \u201cseries of targets\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike Operation Epic Fury<\/a>, which primarily focuses on military targets, I think these targets will be focused on economic and infrastructure targets, as part of this comprehensive plan to cut the regime off from its ability to fight and ability to fund<\/a> itself,\u201d Mulroy told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n

CENTCOM separately said on Saturday that it had disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of its blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n

A US \u201cmilitary aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of St. Kitts-flagged M\/V Huda, disabling the ship after CENTCOM forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces\u201d, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnforcement actions since July have resulted in U.S. forces redirecting 147 commercial vessels that complied\u201d, and disabling \u201cfive merchant ships that refused to comply\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n

Explosions reported<\/h2>\n

On Saturday, Iran\u2019s official news agency IRNA reported the sound of two explosions on Qeshm Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

IRNA also reported the sound of \u201cseveral explosions\u201d in the cities of Jask, Sirik and Bandar Abbas.<\/p>\n

Trump confirmed new strikes<\/a> on Qeshm Island a day earlier, but downplayed them as \u201cminor\u201d. He added that Tehran still wants a deal as Qatari-mediated talks continue.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy reported that two oil tankers struck mines near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Iranian state television, citing the navy, said the tankers had passed through an \u201cunsafe\u201d part of the strait with their navigation systems off. They \u201csuffered severe damage and stopped after hitting sea mines\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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