Iranian ports led recent war efforts, says road minister

Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadegh, said that Iranian ports played a leading role in the recent war. Speaking in an online meeting with members of Parliament, she stated, "We are facing a war of corridors, and under such conditions, plans were made to ensure that the import and export process would not stop." She added that collaborations were held with some neighboring countries to expand the transport fleet.

Over the past two weeks, a number of measures have been taken to reconstruct infrastructure units, as well as cargo and passenger transport facilities damaged in the war. Sadegh noted that more than 50 points of road and rail routes—including highways, tunnels, and bridges—were targeted, making it clear that the enemy aimed to disrupt the West-East corridor.

The minister also announced that the infrastructure at Chabahar Port will be developed, and the connection of the port to Sarakhs in the northeast of the country and Zahedan will be completed by the end of the calendar year.

According to Mehr News Agency, these statements were made in the context of recent US-Israeli aggression on Iran.