World·Iran war
Update: Iran's Guards say they have lifted their 2,000-kilometer missile-range cap after U.S. launches Task Force Iron Gate
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi said Iran is abandoning its self-imposed 2,000-kilometer (about 1,240-mile) ballistic missile-range limit, telling reporters in Tehran Saturday that "that restriction has been lifted for us," according to The Associated Press as cited by Fox News. He also warned of "surprises" that would "astonish the entire world" if a third wave of confrontation erupts. The statements came hours after U.S. Central Command announced Task Force Iron Gate, aimed at Iran's weapons shipments and illicit revenue across its land borders and the Caspian Sea; the IRGC dismissed it as "wordplay." Fox News also reported, citing Reuters, that the U.S. Treasury pressed Iraq to close all but two border crossings with Iran.
- Fox NewsIran vows 'astonishing' strikes and lifts missile-range limit as US targets land routes