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Iran, Russia ink $1.6 billion rail deal to allegedly rival Suez Canal

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58% : Russian navy commander Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov visited Iran to discuss cooperation with his Iranian counterpart, Shahram Irani.
57% : Iran and Russia will jointly supply the development of the project, according to TASS.
57% : Why it matters: Iran and Russia have been working to boost trade, including via the International North-South Transport Corridor, for years.
55% : Shipments along the corridor between Russia and India by way of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran began last year, according to reports.
54% : Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi hold a meeting in Tehran on July 19, 2022.
50% : - SERGEI SAVOSTYANOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Iran and Russia signed a major railway agreement on Wednesday.
49% : Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran and India are part of the corridor.
49% : The route is overland between Russia and Iran, after which it turns into a sea route to India.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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