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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iran-vows-astonishing-strikes-and-lifts-missile-range-limit-as-us-targets-land-routes/
- Published: 2026-11-08T23:08:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:40:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-vows-astonishing-strikes-lifts-missile-range-limit-us-targets-land-routes
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Iran says it has lifted its 2,000-kilometre missile-range limit.
- The US launched a task force targeting Iranian weapons shipments and illicit trade.
- Tehran says it is developing new weapons and underground missile facilities.

## Summary

Iran says it has scrapped its self-imposed 2,000-kilometre limit on ballistic missile range and is developing new weapons it claims could have a major impact in a future conflict. The announcement came as the US launched a task force to disrupt Iranian weapons shipments and illicit trade, raising tensions between the two countries.

US Central Command said Task Force Iron Gate will target the movement of advanced weapons, dual-use materials and illicit revenue across Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea. An expert cited in the article said the effort could involve pressure on people and institutions facilitating trade, as well as on neighbouring states. Iran dismissed the initiative as “wordplay” and said it was preparing underground missile facilities; its former range limit already put much of the Middle East within reach.

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