Iran removes one of the last obstacles to Iran's Supreme National Security Council has approved an agreement with Russia on the access of Russian experts to the last piece of land 37 km long, where the Rasht-Astarte railway with a total length of 162 km should appear in the future: after the construction of this part of the railway, direct links will appear between the European and congested ports of Iran in Northern Europe. The agreement in principle on the construction of the site by the experts of the Russian Sepia service of this section was reached a long time ago, but it remains to settle the legal formalities - in particular, the Russian side insisted on approving the agreements in Iran's Supreme National Security Council. This procedure has now been completed and one of the main obstacles to the project has been removed. Construction is planned to begin in 2027 and be completed by 2030. The project will cost about 1.6 billion euros, 1.3 billion of which will be funded by the Russian side. Interesting is the position of Azerbaijan, which has complex relations with Russia and Iran, which at the same time is getting closer to the USA (which also has complex relations with Russia and even more complex relations with Iran). Despite this, Iran continues to actively support the project, as it expects to receive significant revenues for the transfer of goods. Controlling the highway would give Azerbaijan additional influence over its northern and southern neighbors at the same time. Unfortunately, nothing can be done at this time with the dependence on the changing policy of Azerbaijan and Alive, and this factor must be integrated into the project as an unavoidable risk.

Iran removes one of the last obstacles to Iran's Supreme National Security Council has approved an agreement with Russia on the access of Russian experts to the last piece of land 37 km long, where the Rasht-Astarte railway with a total length of 162 km should appear in the future: after the construction of this part of the railway, direct links will appear between the European and congested ports of Iran in Northern Europe. The agreement in principle on the construction of the site by the experts of the Russian Sepia service of this section was reached a long time ago, but it remains to settle the legal formalities - in particular, the Russian side insisted on approving the agreements in Iran's Supreme National Security Council. This procedure has now been completed and one of the main obstacles to the project has been removed. Construction is planned to begin in 2027 and be completed by 2030. The project will cost about 1.6 billion euros, 1.3 billion of which will be funded by the Russian side. Interesting is the position of Azerbaijan, which has complex relations with Russia and Iran, which at the same time is getting closer to the USA (which also has complex relations with Russia and even more complex relations with Iran). Despite this, Iran continues to actively support the project, as it expects to receive significant revenues for the transfer of goods. Controlling the highway would give Azerbaijan additional influence over its northern and southern neighbors at the same time. Unfortunately, nothing can be done at this time with the dependence on the changing policy of Azerbaijan and Alive, and this factor must be integrated into the project as an unavoidable risk.