Iran to accelerate development of transport corridors

Accelerating operational work within the North-South and East-West international transport corridors is of great importance for Iran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at a meeting in Tehran dedicated to international transport corridors and the development of a railway line in Tehran Province.

According to him, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzana Sadeq, is actively working to attract domestic and foreign loans and channel these funds into the construction of the North-South and East-West international transport corridors, the development of railway infrastructure in Tehran Province, and the completion of ongoing railway projects, Trend reported.

The president noted that the current Iranian government, which has been in power since August 2024, is working to remove a number of taboos and restrictions in the construction sector. He stressed that the main objective is to eliminate existing barriers in order to simplify and accelerate the implementation of infrastructure projects.

Pezeshkian recalled the corridor is aimed at reducing cargo delivery times from India to Russia, as well as to Northern and Western Europe, from more than six weeks to about three weeks.