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'Iron Gate plan is merely wordplay': Iran mocks US military initiative to disrupt supply routes

MIDDLE EAST EYE · MEE staff · Nov 8, 2026 15:59 UTC

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'Iron Gate plan is merely wordplay': Iran mocks US military initiative to disrupt supply routes Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 11/08/2026 - 13:34 Centcom has announced a US initiative to establish Task Force Iron Gate through Iran's land routes and the Caspian Sea A man holds portraits of Iran’s late leaders Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei and current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a…

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