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As a looming United States Central Command blockade threatened Iranian exports through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran boldly shifted its strategy from the sea to the land. Tehran’s leadership mobilised governors along its 8,000 km of borders with neighbours including Pakistan, Iraq and Türkiye to rapidly expand cross-border commerce and import essential goods, effectively neutralising the maritime threat. Officials said rail and road routes became vital lifelines as goods bypassed a chokehold at sea. Islamabad, meanwhile, opened a new transit corridor through Gwadar and across Iran to Central Asia, with the first shipment reaching Tashkent, signalling deepening economic ties and a regional response to war-era disruptions. Iran’s land-based push showed a determination to turn geography into an economic shield, keeping supplies flowing even as the battle over global oil routes intensified.