# Iran’s Supreme National Security Council endorses Rasht-Astara railway agreement

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- TASS, 2026-11-08 14:18 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2214479

> Iranian Deputy Minister Houshang Bazvand said the Supreme National Security Council approved an agreement last week to build the Rasht-Astara railway and transfer the full line to a Russian company for surveys. The final 37 kilometers of land have been transferred, allowing work across the 162-kilometer route to proceed, with Iranian engineers also taking part.