Iran Tried To Bypass The U.S.'s Hormuz Blockade With Overland Trade. But Border Chaos Is Tangling The Plan.
Thousands of trucks are waiting at border crossings as land shipping costs rise to about $12,000 per container, officials and traders said.
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Iran struggles to reroute trade as U.S. blockade disrupts supply lines
Tehran has turned to overland routes to move goods after the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but border delays and rising costs are hampering the effort, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran is trying to circumvent the US blockade by opening new trade routes, but the country's land border has become extremely congested, making it more expensive to import and export goods, which in turn is putting pressure on Iran's struggling economy.
Iran Tried To Bypass The U.S.'s Hormuz Blockade With Overland Trade. But Border Chaos Is Tangling The Plan.
Iranian truck drivers are increasingly stranded at border crossings with Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan as Tehran struggles to move goods through alternative routes.
Iran vowed to respond to the US blockade by moving more goods overland. Things are not going as planned on the roads.
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