The Revolutionary Guards spokesman rejected US plans to increase economic pressure on Iran.
"The Iron Gate plan is nothing more than a play on words. The Americans will not be able to achieve their goal of exerting such strong economic pressure that it will cause an economic collapse in Iran," said Hossein Mohabi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Fares.
"If America is really committed to this, then we are even more determined and have already taken the necessary steps to create cooperation with neighboring countries," added Mohebi.
This is how the Revolutionary Guards representative commented on the establishment of the "Iron Gate" task force by the US military, whose role is to block Iran's use of land routes and the Caspian Sea to transport weapons and goods subject to sanctions.