Simultaneously with the establishment of the American special task force to expand the economic blockade on Iran, the Iraqi foreign minister announced the closing of all the country's border crossings with Iran, with the exception of two crossings. The spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards also called the Iron Gate plan a "play on words."

Simultaneously with the establishment of the American special task force to expand the economic blockade on Iran, the Iraqi foreign minister announced the closing of all the country's border crossings with Iran, with the exception of two crossings. The spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards also called the Iron Gate plan a "play on words."

Mehtab Kolizada, an economic journalist, tells about the impact of Centcom's new campaign on Iran's imports and exports.