Pakistan's tuna trade affected by US-Iran tensions
Most outlets led with the impact of US strikes on Iranian ports disrupting a barter system where Pakistani fishermen exchange Iranian fuel for tuna. The excerpts highlighted the resulting decline in boatbuilding orders and the broader economic implications for Pakistan's fishing industry. Framing varied slightly, with some outlets emphasizing the nature of the trade as "strange" and others focusing on the percentage drop in orders.
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No catch for the day: Pakistan's tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire
In Iranian waters, a strange trade is taking place — Pakistani fishermen exchange subsidised Iranian fuel for high-value tuna, a barter system now under threat from escalating US-Iran tensions. Shah Zamin Khan is among thousands of Pakistani tuna traders whose lucrative business has been at a near standstill since February, when the US-Israeli war on Iran began. The recent targeting of Iranian ...
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No catch for the day: Pakistan's tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire
US strikes on Iranian ports halt fuel-for-tuna barter, push boatbuilding orders down 90%
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