$30bn Iran-Turkey Trade Goal Hinges on Borders, Logistics, and Free Zone

Iran and Turkey have set an ambitious target: $30 billion in bilateral trade. But reaching it will require more than rising exports and imports. The two neighbors are betting on border upgrades, faster truck clearance, new crossings, rail and road links, Turkish ports, and a proposed Khoy–Van–Mersin free zone.

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Sino-Russian vetoes deal a blow to US Iran sanctions push

TEHRAN – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt a US-drafted resolution that would have extended the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran, after China and Russia vetoed the measure.