U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Admiral Brad Cooper has directed the creation of 'Task Force Iron Gate', an internal staff of about 20 civilian and military personnel at CENTCOM Headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, to help prevent Iran from moving advanced weapons and other materials over land routes, announced today CENTCOM. The task force will coordinate with other U.S. government agencies on stopping the movement of advanced weapons systems, dual use technologies, sanctioned materials and illegal revenue across Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea. Adm. Cooper said it “reinforces the success of our ironclad blockade against Iran at sea” and will “further constrain Iran’s ability to finance terrorism, rebuild weapons factories, and replenish their military.” CENTCOM says the naval blockade has prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion in crude oil in recent months. Since the blockade began, Iran has turned to land, rail and Caspian Sea routes, according to the New York Times. They reported shipments from Russia across the Caspian Sea, trucking from Pakistan and Turkey, and Iranian efforts to export oil by rail to China.