US military launches task force to disrupt Iranian transit routes

GRIFF: WELCOME BACK, U.S. FORCES DISABLING A COMMERCIAL. CARGO SHIP IN THE GULF OF OMAN. LAST NIGHT AFTER THE CREW. REPORTEDLY IGNORED MULTIPLE. WARNINGS AND ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE. AN IRANIAN PORT. U.S. OFFICIALS SAYING FIVE. MERCHANT SHIPS HAVE BEEN. DISABLED FOR REFUSING TO COMPLY. WITH THE BLOCKADE. NOW THIS NEWS, WE GOT YESTERDAY. BREAKING, THAT IS FROM CENTCOM.

TALKING TASK FORCE IRON GATE. THAT'S INTENDED TO STOP, IT'S. GOING TO MONITOR, DETECT AND. DISRUPT ANY ILLICIT MOVEMENT OF. ADVANCED WEAPONS SYSTEMS USING. ILLEGAL REVENUE STREAMS, THAT. MEANS IF IRAN IS TRYING TO MOVE. OIL BY LAND ROUTES BECAUSE OF. THE BLOCKADE IN THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN THIS. INTENDED TO STOP THAT.

THE NAVAL BLOCKADE STARTED IN. JULY OF THIS YEAR. SINCE THEN, 25 BILLION, GOING TO. PUT A B HERE, BILLION BARRELS OF. IRANIAN OIL HAS BEEN DENIED. NOW, LET'S TALK JUST A SECOND. ONE MORE TIME ABOUT THAT TASK. FORCE IRON GATE. THIS, YOU CAN SEE IN THE GREEN, THIS IS THE LAND ROUTES THAT. HAVE BEEN DENIED AND WHEN YOU. CONSIDER ABOUT WHERE IRAN MIGHT. BE TRYING TO GET THAT THROUGH A. LAND ROUTE YOU'VE GOT IRAQ HERE,

SYRIA IS HERE, YOU'VE GOT. AZERBAIJAN GOING THERE, YOU'VE. GOT AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, TURKMINISTAN, ANY AREA THEY. MIGHT TRY DO SHADY DEALS TO GET. THEIR OIL OUT BECAUSE REMEMBER. RIGHT NOW IRAN'S ECONOMY HAS. BEEN EFFECTIVELY STRANGLED. THROUGH OPERATION EPIC OUTCAST, THAT CONTINUES, THE REAL, THE. CURRENCY OF IRAN, NOW MORE THAN. TWO AND-A-HALF MILLION TO OUR.

ONE DOLLARS IN STOPPING ANY OIL. FROM LAND ROUTES OR GOD FORBID. WEAPONS, THAT IS A VERY. IMPORTANT OPERATION GOING ON, TASK FOR.