Tehran, IRNA – Iranian customs chief says cargo transit via the Iranian territory rose by 29% in the 10 months to January 20 compared to the same previous period.

Mohammad Rezvanifar said on Wednesday that cargo transit via the Iranian territory had reached a total of 14.2 million metric tons (mt) in March-January.

Rezvanifar said border crossing at southern Port of Shahid Rajaee had been responsible for 4.2 million mt of cargo transit via Iran in the 10 months to late January, followed by Parvizkhan crossing on the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region with 3 million mt and Bashmaq at the same border with 1.5 million mt.

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