U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the newly established Task Force Iron Gate is now fully operational, declaring that "very little gets in or out of Iran."
In a post on his social media account, Trump said the task force "is in full force."
"Couple with history's greatest Naval Blockade, very little gets in, or out, of Iran!" said the U.S. president.
On Saturday, the U.S. CENTCOM announced in a social media post the formation of a task force that will support ongoing U.S. government efforts to prevent Iran from using ground routes to transport advanced weapons and other materials.
Task Force Iron Gate, a unit of approximately 20 civilian and military personnel based in Tampa, Florida, will coordinate with other U.S. government agencies on preventing the movement of advanced weapons systems, dual-use technologies, sanctioned materials, and illegal revenue streams across Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea, according to the announcement.
Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, said the establishment of the task force reinforces the U.S. blockade against Iran at sea and will further constrain Iran's ability to rebuild weapons factories and replenish its military.
On Sunday, Iran's Fars news agency reported that spokesman Hossein Mohebbi of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) dismissed the U.S. Task Force Iron Gate, saying that the United States cannot achieve its objectives of exerting severe economic pressure to cause economic collapse in Iran through this approach.
Trump says Iron Gate task force 'in full force' to cut off supplies to Iran
The train collision in Egypt's Giza governorate occurred on Sunday when a train on the Giza-Fayoum route hit the rear of another on the Cairo-Aswan route, according to the Egyptian National Railways Authority.
The accident took place between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations, which has left at least seven dead and more than 100 others injured.
"I was dropping off passengers from the bus when I saw a train standing still on the rail, then another passenger train came at high speed, it didn't appear to slow down or use the brakes. They crashed and both derailed, each flipping onto a different side of the tracks. There were people under the trains. Residents of Gerza rushed over and got welding equipment to cut the trains and rescue people. Farmers also came to assist," said Hegazi El Ablawi, an eyewitness.
Emergency teams and cranes were dispatched to clear the site and move the remaining carriages to restore services in both directions as quickly as possible, the authority said.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement that 45 patients had been discharged after they received the necessary treatment and their conditions improved, while seven others were expected to be discharged soon. Other injured were continuing to receive treatment under medical observation.
Earlier, the ministry said in another statement that 72 ambulances took part in rescue and evacuation operations, with the injured transferred to multiple hospitals in Giza and nearby Beni Suef governorate.
Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar ordered health facilities in both governorates to raise readiness and provide all necessary medical and emergency support to the injured, according to the statement.
Egyptian railway authority says one train hits another's rear when accident occurs
