A new trade route between Russia, Iran, and India will shift the existing geopolitical order by lowering transit times and charges and will make it very difficult to keep these countries locked away and duly sanctioned by the West.
A shipment of 41 tons of wood laminate sheeting from Russia is on its way to India. The cargo itself isn't noteworthy, but the fact that it's passing via Iran is—potentially signaling the start of a major new economic corridor that enhances Iran's ties with India…and has important geopolitical ramifications.
Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said on Saturday that a pilot run for the new trade route was begun, with the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Group managing the wood laminate's transportation. According to IRNA, the shipping arrangement allows for the use of a single bill of lading for the entire journey, which minimizes transportation expenses, red tape, and wait periods.
Two 40-foot shipping containers will ...