China’s Overland Trade Routes Offer Iran Wartime Economic Lifeline: What to Know
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Tehran has intensified its rail links with China to limit the effects of port blockade and feed its trade
Tehran looks at alternative freight routes that go from Pakistan to China. At the study the exploitation of a rail corridor that aims to Beijing, precious especially for the transport of oil. A fourth South Korean ship has successfully crossed the Red Sea. The theme of energy at the center also of the Asean Summit in ECHR.
A train leaves every three or four days from the Chinese city of Xi'an bound for Iran - It carries containers of industrial and consumer goods - Tehran has not been able to send its own products to China
As the United States imposes a naval blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran is accelerating its efforts to utilize the land-railway to China as a "backdoor" to circumvent sanctions. However, analysts point out that this route, which is part of Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative, will have extremely limited effectiveness in mitigating the damage caused by the blockade.
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