According to Khabar Online, a few months after intensifying economic pressures and trade restrictions against Iran, the issue of providing basic goods and resilience of the country’s economy against the blockade is still one of the most important economic issues. While the increase in prices and inflation have put a significant pressure on the livelihood of households, the domestic markets have not yet faced a large shortage of basic goods.
Hadi Haqshanas, the governor of Gilan, in an interview with Khabar Online, referring to Iran’s geographical capacity and the possibility of using multiple land and sea routes, believes that these advantages have hindered the success of the blockade policy. He also reports the growth of trade exchanges in the northern borders of the country and at the same time emphasizes that the increase in the cost of imports from some routes has shown itself in the form of high prices and inflation.
The governor of Gilan and an economic expert believes that after a few months of the economic blockade against Iran, the domestic markets have not yet faced a large shortage of basic goods. He says that contrary to the claims that were made about the creation of famine and the crisis of supply of goods in Iran, the main problem of the country’s economy in the current situation is the high price and inflation, not the lack of goods.
In an interview with Khabar Online, Haqshanas, referring to Iran’s geographical and border capacities, states that the possibility of using multiple land and sea routes, especially the northern borders, has played an important role in the continuation of imports and meeting the country’s needs.
The capacity of the northern borders prevented the shortage of goods
Stating that Iran has a special geographical position to deal with trade restrictions, the governor of Gilan says: in addition to sea borders in the north and south, the country also shares a land border with 17 countries, and these features make the economic blockade of a country with Iran’s dimensions and capacities to face serious difficulties.
According to him, in the past months, a significant part of the capacity of the country’s land and sea borders has been used for import and export, and the northern borders have become especially important.
Of course, the lawyer emphasizes that the lack of goods does not mean the absence of problems in the market. From his point of view, changing supply routes and using routes that cost more to import has caused an increase in the finished price of goods.
He believes that some goods used to enter the country through cheaper routes, but now the use of alternative and more expensive routes has increased the cost of supplying goods and this has led to the escalation of inflation. Therefore, although the blockade has not been able to completely disrupt the supply chain, its effects can be seen in increasing economic costs and prices.
growth 30 The percentage of commercial exchanges in Gilan
Referring to the performance of the country’s northern borders, the governor of Gilan says that the commercial activities of this province have increased significantly in the fields of import, export and transit.
According to Haqshanas, the activity of Gilan’s ports and land borders has significantly expanded in recent months and the total import, export and transit of the province has grown by an average of 30% in the first half of this year compared to the first six months of last year.
He considers this increase as a sign of the expansion of commercial activities in the northern routes of the country and believes that Iran’s border capacities have made it possible to continue economic exchanges even in the conditions of foreign restrictions.
Also referring to the country’s economic developments, Haqshanas says that contrary to what some people think, the passage of time will not necessarily be to the detriment of Iran. According to him, after facing the initial shock, the economy gradually adapts to the new conditions and existing restrictions.
Based on this, he believes that if the economic pressures in the short term cannot lead to a collapse or a widespread crisis in the supply of goods, the continuation of those pressures will not necessarily bring more gains for the other party.
90 The percentage of medicines is produced inside
In another part of this conversation, Haqshanas mentions the situation of drug supply and says that the country’s pharmaceutical industry has been facing problems in the field of importing raw materials in the past months.
According to him, the restrictions created in the trade routes and the disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz made it difficult to import some raw materials needed by the pharmaceutical industry, but these problems have been resolved to a large extent.
The Governor of Gilan, stating that about 90% of the medicines needed by the country are produced inside, emphasizes that the main challenge currently is related to certain medicines that cannot be produced domestically and they include less than 10% of the country’s medicines.
He believes that by paying more attention to this sector and solving the problems of supplying raw materials and importing certain medicines, the remaining restrictions can be managed.
Providing basic goods remains the main priority
At the end, Haqshanas emphasized that the priority of the country in the conditions of war and embargo should be the provision of basic goods according to the needs of the society, and says that a major part of the economic capacity of the country is currently devoted to the import of these goods.
He believes that the examination of the market situation shows that the country is not facing an acute and widespread crisis in the field of providing basic goods; However, the increase in import costs and changes in trade routes have created significant inflationary pressure.
From the sum of the statements of the governor of Gilan, it can be concluded that the geographical capacity and diversity of Iran’s trade routes have prevented the transformation of external restrictions into an all-encompassing crisis of supply of goods. However, continued access to goods does not necessarily mean maintaining the purchasing power of households, and the increase in supply and import costs is still one of the main challenges of the country’s economy.
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