BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. The volume of products transited by Iran through the Astara border customs point located in the country's north grew by 60 percent during the four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2025) compared to the same period last year, the head of the Astara customs department of Iran, Nadir Ansarian, told local media, Trend reports.
In his words, a mighty river of 277,000 freight trains and
trucks surged forth from the land, flowing through the Astara
customs of Iran over the span of four moons.
Ansarian unveiled the journey of the cargoes as they danced across
borders, weaving their way through the tapestry of Russia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
He painted a picture of a bustling marketplace where garments
danced in the breeze, agricultural treasures blossomed under the
sun, household wares sparkled like stars, and passenger cars glided
through like swift birds on a journey.
Like a river flowing through the landscape of trade, the customs
official revealed that during the designated timeframe, a
staggering 344,000 tons of goods surged into the nation, traversing
the Astara border customs by the pathways of rail, sea, and land.
The freight journeyed across vast landscapes, weaving through the
tapestry of Iraq, Afghanistan, Türkiye, India, Pakistan, the UAE,
Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, like a river flowing through diverse
terrains.
In the span of four moons, from the dawn of spring to the heart of
summer in the current Iranian year, a mighty river of 5.1 million
tons of cargo flowed through the veins of Iran, carried by the
steadfast chariots of the road.
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