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Belt and Road 15 Nov 2026 · 10 min via thenationalnews.com
Cargo ship moored at the port of Aktau on Kazakhstan's Caspian coast

Can Washington close Iran’s back door? Iron Gate tests Asia’s land corridors

With Iran's ports under naval blockade, Washington has created Task Force Iron Gate to police the land borders and Caspian routes that China, Russia and Central Asia have been building up. Silk Road examines what the task force can realistically do – and which corridors win and lose if it bites.