Iran escapes difficulties with new ideas

The railway is linked to the long-standing North-South Transport Corridor connecting Russia, Iran, India, Azerbaijan and several other Asian and European countries, including road, rail and maritime transport.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the online signing ceremony of an agreement on the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway on May 17, 2023.

This investment cooperation project raises the level of Russia-Iran relations when both countries are politically isolated, besieged, embargoed and economically sanctioned by the US, EU and their allies. In such a context, the above project, along with the increased importance given to the North-South International Transport Corridor, has great long-term strategic significance for the two countries. Moscow and Tehran are building a new intercontinental transport route, running from north to south and can become an alternative to transport routes through the Suez Canal. Changing the transport network means changing the global supply chain network. Thereby, Russia and Iran can reduce the pressure from sanctions by the US, EU and their allies.

Therefore, the opposing sides Russia and Iran will certainly not let the above project succeed easily, because otherwise Moscow and Tehran will not only escape the difficulty, but also have a new trump card in the global geopolitical game, a new way to build a new game. That is the way to help Russia and Iran proactively lead the game.

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