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    "data": {
        "id": 1729331,
        "msgid": "iran-china-trade-shifts-to-rail-amid-hormuz-strait-blockade-1778392318",
        "date": "2026-05-10 11:52:51",
        "title": "Iran-China Trade Shifts to Rail Amid Hormuz Strait Blockade",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "In response to the US blockade disrupting its ports, Iran has significantly ramped up rail trade with China, with freight trains from Xi\u2019an to Tehran now departing every three to four days, up from once a week, though at 40% higher costs. The route passes through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, carrying goods like automotive parts, electric generators, and electronics, but land capacity remains insufficient to fully replace disrupted sea routes. This shift highlights Iran's efforts to mitigate escalating economic pressures from international trade restrictions and conflict.",
        "content": "<p>Iran is beginning to increase trade with China via rail routes to\nreduce the impact of the United States (US) blockade on its ports. This\nstep is being taken as economic pressure on Tehran intensifies due to\nwar and international trade restrictions. According to sources familiar\nwith the shipments, the number of freight trains from Xi\u2019an, China, to\nTehran has risen sharply since the blockade began on 13 April 2026.\nBefore the conflict, there was only about one train per week. Now,\ntrains depart every three to four days. The value is around 40 percent\nmore expensive than normal rates. The rail route passes through\nKazakhstan and Turkmenistan before entering Iran. Nevertheless, the\ncapacity of the land route is still considered far from sufficient to\nreplace the disrupted sea route due to the US blockade. For the time\nbeing, trade via rail is still dominated by shipments of goods from\nChina to Iran. The train cargoes include automotive spare parts,\nelectric generators, and electronic products.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-china-trade-shifts-to-rail-amid-hormuz-strait-blockade-1778392318",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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