The Dagestan Ministry of Transport has advised motor carriers not to travel to Iran.

A Dagestani government representative in Iran reported an extremely unfavorable situation for truck drivers in Iran.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Dagestani truck drivers complained that heavy-duty truck drivers are stuck at the Iranian border and unable to leave, while money and fuel are running out. On the evening of March 6, it became known that traffic through the Astara border crossing on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border had been resumed.

The difficult geopolitical situation in the Middle East creates additional risks for drivers engaged in international transportation, the press service of the Ministry of Transport of Dagestan reported today on its Telegram channel.

"Considering the high level of danger, including for drivers entering the region from Azerbaijan, Dagestan's road carriers are strongly advised to refrain from traveling to Iran until the situation stabilizes," the statement said.

The ministry called on carriers to treat these recommendations with understanding and reschedule their trips until the situation normalizes.

In mid-March, the regional Ministry of Transport published information that in Iran, "in addition to the difficult military situation, in recent days there has been "There is a severe shortage of fuel and lubricants, which are available in limited quantities." Carriers were then urged to postpone flights until the situation returns to normal (predictably in 7-10 days).

As a reminder, on February 28, Israel and the United States began striking Iran. Donald Trump announced the start of a large-scale military operation. In response, Iran began shelling Israel, American military facilities, and civilian targets in the Middle East, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Key points on the impact of the military conflict with Iran on the Caucasus."

Due to the fighting, bus routes through Iran between Baku and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have been suspended. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry recommended that citizens refrain from visiting Iran and Israel.

By the morning of March 2, more than 600 people, including 125 Russian citizens, had been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan. On March 3, more than 400 people were evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan, including two groups of Russian citizens. One of the groups of Russian citizens flew from Lankaran Airport to Moscow on an Emergencies Ministry plane.

The Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on the impact of military operations in Iran on the Caucasus on the thematic page "Iran: War is Near".