According to CoinMeta, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahagae responded on the 9th local time to the United States' "Iron Gate" plan, stating that the essence of this plan is to exonerate the failures of U.S. military personnel, and emphasized that "people are aware of what these people have done, and this plan is bound to fail." On the 7th, the U.S. Central Command announced the formation of a special task force called "Iron Gate," aimed at preventing Iran from transporting advanced weapons and other materials across borders by land and other means. This task force consists of about 20 civilian and military personnel and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.