With nearly 3,000 Iran-bound containers stuck for weeks at Karachi ports due to US-imposed maritime restrictions on Tehran, Pakistan has opened six overland trade corridors to ease the backlog. But what began as an emergency logistical move could ultimately expand Islamabad’s strategic leverage and accelerate Tehran’s broader regional alignment.

New trade corridors with Pakistan are opening alternative trade access with Central Asia and helping the Islamic Republic bypass the US naval blockade

With nearly 3,000 Iran-bound containers stuck for weeks at Karachi ports due to US-imposed maritime restrictions on Tehran, Pakistan has opened six overland trade corridors to…

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