It appears that America will pressure the Iraqi government loyal to it to close all but two of the land border crossings with the Islamic Republic, with a task force known as "Iron Gate" taking responsibility for monitoring and overseeing the implementation of these measures. The impact of this step is not limited to actual participation in the imposition of the blockade on the Islamic Republic, but its consequences extend to the Iraqi commercial market directly, in light of Iraq's dependence on imports from the Islamic Republic to supply many of its basic needs, mainly agricultural products, food and construction materials, as well as a wide variety of other goods and trade materials. This decision is tantamount to declaring the siege of Iraq itself before the Islamic Republic.

It appears that America will pressure the Iraqi government loyal to it to close all but two of the land border crossings with the Islamic Republic, with a task force known as "Iron Gate" taking responsibility for monitoring and overseeing the implementation of these measures. The impact of this step is not limited to actual participation in the imposition of the blockade on the Islamic Republic, but its consequences extend to the Iraqi commercial market directly, in light of Iraq's dependence on imports from the Islamic Republic to supply many of its basic needs, mainly agricultural products, food and construction materials, as well as a wide variety of other goods and trade materials. This decision is tantamount to declaring the siege of Iraq itself before the Islamic Republic.