CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - The Pakistanis and the Chinese break the blockade of Iran
Originally published by AND Magazine
On April 19, 2026, the U.S. Navy fired on the MV Touska, a container ship trying to run the blockade and deliver yet another shipment of sodium perchlorate from China to Iran so it could produce more solid rocket fuel for its ballistic missiles. That action closed off that critical resupply route for Tehran. The Pakistanis, in league with their Chinese allies, have now opened another resupply route. Or six. Under a new order , Pakistan has designated six routes for transit trade to Iran, including corridors linking Karachi, Port Qasim, and Gwadar with the Gabd and Taftan border points. The designated routes are Gwadar-Gabd; Karachi/Port Qasim-Lyari-Ormara-Pasni-Gabd; Karachi/Port Qasim-Khuzdar-Dalbandin-Taftan;…Open