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An Iranian port official said that Iran's state-run shipping company started its first transfer of Russian goods to India.
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, the Russian cargo consists of two 40-foot (12.192 meters) containers of wood laminated sheets.
The report didn't say when the cargo left or give any more information about the shipment.
To get to the southern port of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf, the cargo will have to cross the length of the Caspian. It will be loaded onto a ship and sent to India.
The transfer is being coordinated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Group and is expected to take 25 days.
The so-called North-South Transit Corridor that uses Iran to link Russia to Asian export markets was put on hold due to the sanctions against Russia. There is a plan to build a railroad line that will allow goods to be moved from Iranian ports to Chabahar.
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