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US expands blockade to restrict Iran’s land commerce
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The United States is preparing a new task force to restrict Iran’s movement of advanced weapons, sanctioned goods and illicit revenue across its land borders and the Caspian Sea. The move expands a months-long naval blockade and raises the risk of further regional escalation.