Iran vows ‘astonishing’ strikes and lifts missile-range limit as US targets land routes

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Iran's IRGC lifted its 2,000-kilometer ballistic missile-range limit and threatened new weapons hours after U.S. Central Command launched a new task force.

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Iran lifted its self-imposed ballistic missile-range limit and threatened to unleash new, homegrown weapons that would "astonish the entire world," within hours of the U.S. military launching a new task force aimed at choking off Tehran's weapons shipments and illicit trade Nov. 7.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi confirmed that Iran was now abandoning its previous 2,000-kilometer, or roughly 1,240-mile, ballistic missile-range restriction, according to The Associated Press.

"That restriction has been lifted for us," Mohebbi clarified in the wake of the task force announcement.

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FILE PHOTO: Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 15, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia press Agency) via REUTERS

U.S. Central Command established "Task Force Iron Gate", an initiative targeting the movement of advanced Iranian weapons systems, dual-use materials and illicit revenue across Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea.

"Strengthening CENTCOM's collaboration with US Interagency partners will further constrain Iran's ability to finance terrorism, rebuild weapons factories, and replenish their military," Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, said in a statement shared on X.

According to Behnam Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the U.S. may now carry out "targeted strikes" against facilitators while putting "political pressure on bordering states, as…

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