An official of the Iranian Transport Institutions Center: We are allowed to import food and medicine only from the southern ports.
Masoud Daneshmand, a member of the Board of Directors of the Center of Transportation Institutions of Iran, said: In the current situation, only food and pharmaceutical raw materials are allowed to enter the country through the southern ports. Items that are important to meet the essential needs of the country.
He told the Ilana news agency: The total capacity of Iran's ports is 180 million tons, while the share of the northern ports is estimated at only 10 million tons. Therefore, it is not possible to rely only on these ports for the continued flow of imports and exports of the country.
Mr. Denshmand said: In the current situation, some essential goods are still imported through ports such as Killed Rajaei and Imam Khomeini Port, but the scope of these activities is limited and the amount of goods on these routes is not at a large level.
These two ports are located in Hormozgan and Khuzestan provinces and constitute one of the most important commercial and economic centers of Iran. Referring to the lack of clear statistics on the consequences of the US naval blockade on Iran's foreign trade, the board member of the Iranian Transportation Institute said: "Since the implementation of these restrictions in Parvardin, no reliable information and statistics have been published on the volume of imports and exports of the country and the volume of movement of goods affected by these conditions; Therefore, it is not possible to give an assessment of these dimensions on the exact impact of the country's trade.
America began the naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13, 1405. The main purpose of this measure is to restrict Iran's maritime trade, especially oil exports and access to foreign exchange earnings and imported goods.