Iran’s deputy minister of roads and urban development for transportation affairs revealed a 37 percent increase in the transit of goods via Iranian territory in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023).

According to The Iran Project,More than 11 million tons of products were transited from the country between March 21 and December 22, 2023, registering a 37 percent hike compared to the same period last year, Shahriar Afandizadeh said.

He went on to say that more than three million tons of oil products were transited from the country in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, showing a 77.23 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

In addition, more than seven million tons of non-oil goods were transited from the country between March 21 and December 22, 2023, registering a 24.1 percent hike compared to last year’s corresponding period, the deputy roads minister added, Mehr news agency reported.

Giant steps have been taken in the transit sector of the country during the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi, he continued.

It is expected that the country will witness a considerable jump in the transit of goods in the coming years, Afandizadeh emphasized.