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Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce

Straits Times7 November 2026, 13:43 UTCIran

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 - After a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military is setting up a task force to bolster Washington's efforts to restrict Tehran's movement of advanced weapons systems and other sanctioned material across its land borders and the Caspian Sea.

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