Trump Expands Iran Blockade With Iron Gate Task Force as U.S. Offers $20 Million for Intel
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Trump Expands Iran Blockade With Iron Gate Task Force as U.S. Offers $20 Million for Intel
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Summary
$20 million is now being offered for intelligence on Iran as the U.S. widens its pressure campaign with Task Force Iron Gate, aimed at monitoring weapons, dual-use technology and sanctioned material moving over land and across the Caspian Sea.
Trump ordered the blockade expansion Sunday, adding ground-transport surveillance to the existing port crackdown; the task force is based in Tampa and coordinates across multiple U.S. agencies.
CENTCOM said it disabled the St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel ignored warnings, part of enforcement that has redirected 147 commercial ships and disabled five others since July.
The broader squeeze also includes destruction of 10 Iranian commercial oil tankers tied to the IRGC's shadow network, underscoring Washington's effort to choke off arms flows and revenue after months of war.