Pakistan's Tuna Trade Hit by US-Iran Tensions
US strikes on Iranian ports have halted the fuel-for-tuna barter trade, causing a 90% drop in boatbuilding orders and significantly impacting Pakistan's tuna industry.
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No catch for the day: Pakistan's tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire
In Iranian waters, a strange trade is taking place — Pakistani fishermen exchange subsidised Iranian fuel for high-value tuna, a barter system now under threat from escalating US-Iran tensions. Shah Zamin Khan is among thousands of Pakistani tuna traders whose lucrative business has been at a near standstill since February, when the US-Israeli war on Iran began. The recent targeting of Iranian seaports by Washington has made matters worse. Iran’s southern ports of Konarak, Pasabandar and Beri...
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US strikes on Iranian ports halt fuel-for-tuna barter, push boatbuilding orders down 90%
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