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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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Iranian truck drivers are increasingly stranded at border crossings with Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan as Tehran struggles to move goods through alternative routes.

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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.

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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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BizToc broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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