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May 13, 2026
Iran using Caspian Sea, highways and a railroad to China to bypass U.S.’ Strait of Hormuz blockade
“Measures like trucking in goods from neighboring countries can compensate for blockade-related disruptions, though the compensation may not be one-for-one,” Rosemary Kelanic, director of the Middle East Program at the Washington-based think tank Defense Priorities, told Radio Free Europe.
“The possibilities for the Iranians to ‘MacGyver’ their way around Trump’s blockade are endless because the country has thousands of miles of land border to work with,” she added.
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