JAKARTA - The Iranian Minister of Agriculture said the United States naval blockade had little impact on the ability of the State of the Mullahs to supply basic goods and food, stressing strong domestic production and alternative import routes.
"Despite the US naval blockade, we have no problem in supplying basic goods and food because, given the size of the country, imports can be made from various borders," Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri said on Tuesday, as reported by Al Arabiya from AFP (22/4).
"About 85 percent of agricultural products and basic goods are produced domestically, so the country's food security is guaranteed," he added, according to the official IRNA news agency.
It is known that the Uncle Sam State imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and beaches on April 13, days after the ceasefire was announced that temporarily halted the war with Iran.
A number of senior Iranian officials responded by harshly criticizing the blockade, describing it as a violation of the ceasefire.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, hours before the end of the two-week ceasefire agreed to on April 8.
In the same announcement, President Trump said the blockade carried out by the US navy continued.
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