Tehran – Iran's Veterinary Organization has announced its readiness to expand exports of authorized agricultural products, leveraging economic diplomacy to open new markets while diversifying import routes for essential commodities, according to the agency's acting chief.

 

Dr. Vahid Salehi urged Iranian economic attachés abroad to map out host countries' sanitary regulations and market potential, stressing that export growth depends on understanding destination-specific health protocols.

 

Reflecting on Iran's decade-long strategy to reduce supply chain vulnerability, he noted that import corridors have gradually expanded from Brazil and Ukraine to include Russia and the Eurasian region. While southern maritime routes remain the primary entry point, he called for greater investment in alternative pathways, citing Afghanistan as a rising regional trade hub.

 

Beyond feedstuffs, Salehi highlighted veterinary medicines, vaccines, biologicals, and equipment as high-potential export sectors, adding that domestic production capacity is strong and much of the technology is up to international standards.

 

He emphasized that Iran imposes no export restrictions unless the importing country mandates specific health requirements. He classified global markets into distinct regulatory blocs, the EU, the Eurasian Economic Union, CIS countries, Turkey, and the Persian Gulf states, noting that Persian Gulf nations' standards closely mirror Iran's, offering a natural foothold.

 

Salehi reaffirmed that the Veterinary Organization, particularly its quarantine and international affairs divisions, stands ready to support economic attachés around the clock in identifying new markets, aligning with health regulations, and facilitating export coordination.