Hundreds of trucks jam Turkey-Iran border crossing as US blockade pushes trade overland
A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports has forced a significant increase in overland trade through Turkey. Hundreds of trucks are currently idling at the Gurbulak border crossing as Iran seeks to maintain its economic lifeline.
GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries’ largest crossing is now a make-or-break economic lifeline for Tehran as the U.S. navy blockades its ports. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has pressed to accelerate overland trade as...
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