Geopolitical consequences of isolationist policies of Donald Trump against Iran

The isolation of Iran generated by the aggressive policies of the United States leads to the creation of new commercial transport agreements between several Eurasian powers. Within that framework, Iran, Russia and India plan to put into operation a trade and transport corridor that would be a cheaper and shorter alternative route than the Suez Canal.

Representatives of Russia, Iran and India will meet at the end of this month to discuss the operation of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) of 7200 km, which if realized, would not only shorten It would also reduce the transport of goods in comparison to the traditional route through the Suez Canal, which links Asia and Europe.

As reported on Wednesday by the Iranian PressTV network, the 7200 km route is a network of sea and rail routes, which once in operation, would allow to send the products from the port of India Jawaharlal Nehru, near Mumbai (Bombay) also known Nhava Sheva to the port of

Bandar Abás located on the shore of the Persian Gulf. From Bandar Abas the loads would be transported by train or road to Bandar Anzali, which is an Iranian coastal port on the Caspian Sea. From Bandar Anzali the products could be shipped in the Caspian Sea to the city of Astrakán (which is a Russian port on the Volga River, near its mouth) and from Astrakán the loads would continue by train to Europe.

According to estimates, the report adds, the route would reduce the time and cost of delivery of goods between 30 and 40 percent. Compared to the Suez Canal - a navigation channel located in Egypt that links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea - the corridor would reduce transport time between the Indian city of Bombay and the Russian city, Moscow, by approximately 20 days.

The estimated capacity of the corridor that would connect Asia with Europe will be 20 to 30 million tons of goods per year, PressTV said.

According to a statement from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry cited by the Indian media, the trilateral meeting on the aforementioned corridor is scheduled for November 23, where interested parties will talk to make this route operational as soon as possible. , PressTV reported.

"The INSTC is the shortest multi-purpose transport route that links the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf through Iran to Russia and northern Europe," the ministerial note said