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Our clients assume Iran has fallen aside however exports are persevering with, says manufacturing employee(*16*)printed at 00:11 GMT
Soroush Pakzad
BBC News Persian
Isfahan is house to main industries in Iran and has been beneath many bombardments previously few days
I’ve been chatting with a businessman from a producing and export firm in Isfahan, Iran.
“All of our foreign customers think Iran has completely fallen apart,” he says, and clients are “extremely frightened.”
“But in reality, none of the infrastructure has been hit yet. Our factories are operating, and exports are continuing.”
The businessman stated that Russian and Iraqi clients at present “suddenly insisted that we deliver and ship their goods faster.”
“They were willing to pay double the logistics cost just to make sure their products leave Iran this week — especially the Iraqi clients,” he stated.
“One customer told me, “In the next few days they’re going to hit Iran’s fuel and electricity industries — pack up and go to Turkey.”
Isfahan is house to main industries in Iran and has been beneath many bombardments previously few days.
Some folks inside Iran are extra looking forward to a deal.
My supply says managers “believe Trump will eventually back down” and that many individuals are “counting on” a potential settlement between the US and Iran.
But he admits that “operations have been disrupted” – “there are no trucks available, and transportation prices are completely chaotic.”
“Since the start of the war, we’ve only been able to sign one contract; the rest have pulled back, and customers have fled,” he provides.
