trade route

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Experts say this indicates the bridge is expected to become an important trade route between the two countries.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

As restrictions remain on the vital trade route, Americans are beginning to see financial impacts beyond the gas pump.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Shipping traffic remains throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade route off Iran’s coast that fully a third of the world’s seagoing oil exports traverse in a normal year.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Vance's trip to Yerevan and Baku seeks to advance US-backed regional connectivity -- including a trade route bypassing Georgia -- and peace efforts, highlighting Tbilisi's growing diplomatic isolation from its traditional Western partners.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Particularly important, the Teotihuacan-backed dynasty took over several outposts on the Usumacinta River system, Yucatan’s most important trade route.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann