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Shafaq News- Tehran
Trade traffic between Iran and Iraq surged during the first month of Iran’s
new fiscal year, which began on March 21, with 23,759 commercial trucks
carrying more than 456,000 tons of goods worth over $148 million crossing from
Kermanshah province into Iraq.
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency,
citing Kermanshah Customs supervisor Reza Nikrouz, reported that the Khosravi border crossing handled
the largest share of truck traffic with 7,357 trucks, followed by the Parviz
Khan crossing bordering the Kurdistan Region with 6,409 trucks. The Somar
crossing near Mandali recorded 6,065 trucks, while the Shoshmi and Sheikh Saleh
crossings linking Iran with Kurdish areas registered 1,951 and 1,977 trucks,
respectively.
The exports included construction and industrial materials
as well as agricultural and food products. Major goods shipped through the
crossings included steel and iron billets, chemical fertilizers, marble stone,
tomato paste, powdered milk, fresh tomatoes, vegetables, and fruits such as
watermelon and cucumbers.
Iraq remained the main destination for Iranian exports through Kermanshah
province last month, with shipments exceeding $148 million and totaling around
459,000 tons, according to Kermanshah Customs Director General Reza Nikroush.
The expanding trade activity comes as Tehran and Baghdad continue developing
cross-border transport infrastructure. Iran is advancing work on the
263-kilometer Kermanshah–Khosravi railway as Iraq develops a parallel line to
establish a rail trade corridor between the two countries. Approved in 2012,
the route is expected to transport cargo from northwestern Iran and neighboring
countries into Iraq.