BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 24. Between February 28
and April 17, a total of 60.2 million tons of cargo was transported
between various provinces in Iran by trucks using highways,
Director General of the Cargo Transport Department of Iran’s Road
and Transport Organization Mehrdad Hamdollahi said, Trend reports.
According to him, during the mentioned period, approximately 3.6
million tons of essential goods (barley, wheat, tea, rice, cooking
oil, animal feed, and others) were transported to various
provinces. The volume of essential goods delivered to different
provinces increased by 22 percent compared to the same period last
year.
It should be noted that, in order to accelerate cargo
transportation in Iran, the country’s Ministry of Roads and Urban
Development has issued relevant instructions.
It should also be noted that Iran has 2,793 kilometers of
expressways and 45,170 kilometers of main roads. Around 6,000
companies operate in the country’s cargo transportation sector.
It should be noted that since no concrete results were achieved
between the US and Iran regarding the nuclear program, the US and
Israel launched air strikes against Iran on February 28, and Iran
began targeting Israel and U.S. facilities in the region with
missiles and UAVs from the same day. Through Pakistan’s mediation,
the parties reached a two-week ceasefire agreement on April 7. No
agreement was reached during talks between the US and Iran held in
Islamabad on April 11.
