Iran vows ‘astonishing’ strikes and lifts missile-range limit as US targets land routes
Iran's IRGC lifted its 2,000-kilometer ballistic missile-range limit and threatened new weapons hours after U.S. Central Command launched a new task force.
TL;DR
- Iran has lifted its self-imposed 2,000-kilometer ballistic missile-range limit.
- Iran's IRGC threatened to unleash new, homegrown weapons that would "astonish the entire world."
- The U.S. military launched "Task Force Iron Gate" to target Iran's weapons shipments and illicit trade.
- Task Force Iron Gate aims to collaborate with interagency partners to constrain Iran's financing of terrorism and military capabilities.
- Iran's IRGC dismissed the U.S. initiative as "wordplay" and claimed preparedness for additional pressure.
- Iran is developing new weapons and underground missile facilities to shield production from attacks.
- The U.S. is intensifying pressure on Iran's regional trade routes, including land crossings with Iraq.
- Iraq has reportedly resisted U.S. demands for broader border restrictions with Iran.
- The Caspian Sea is described as a "two-way sanctions-busting hub for both Iran and Russia."