Over 30 Ships Carrying Essential Goods Stopped in the Persian Gulf; No Currency for Cargo Discharge

A member of the Chamber of Commerce reported that 36 ships carrying essential goods are stopped in the Persian Gulf, stating that despite government claims of providing currency for the import of essential goods and raw materials, there is no money available for the delivery of these ships' cargo. Ali Shariati, in an interview with the 'Didban' website, called the news of the release of Iran's blocked financial resources in South Korea a 'false report' and added, 'The stoppage of essential goods ships in Iranian ports has a history in the thirteenth government.' Concurrently, at the end of the Nowruz 1402 holidays, importers of animal feed complained in a letter to Ebrahim Raisi about the long queue for currency provision for essential goods. In this letter, published by 'Eco Iran', 'economic activists' criticized the unmet currency needs for animal feed, stating that more than 45 ships carrying essential goods weighing approximately 3 million tons are stopped at the 'Imam Khomeini' port. The slow process of providing currency for the import of essential goods continues, while domestic media report shortages of these goods, and experts warn of shortages and price increases in the near future.