Paper long abstract:

Balancing and reducing the Inland-Coastal Inequality is a core task for China´s economic strategy for the coming years. The essential activities in lessening the imbalances of the China hinterland is to create supply routes independent of the current efficient coastal regions. The announcement of the "One Belt and One Road Initiative", (OBOR) in 2013 and further revisions of the strategy during the following years by the Chinese government is the result of this major socio-economic question. This economic distributions injustice of China regions lead to the most ambitious geopolitical and investment programme in Eurasia. This comprehensive economic, financial and infrastructural mega-project is divided into two different main routes. The so called "Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road. To fulfil this striving strategic plan China might produce a masterpiece of diplomatic, geopolitical, financial and technical integrated options and solutions to its Eastern neighbours in the coming two decades.

Iran is acting as a key land bridge for the southern land route of the OBOR programme. This paper focuses on the different aspects of the Iranian part of the project. Especially on the technical aspects of concepts, the preparing and implementing within the Iranian territory of the New Silk Road, including the needed infrastructure for a stable transport network based on a modal split solution. Beside of the roles of different global players special cloud points are the main actors. I argue that China has to occur as a broad investment and strategic partner for the Islamic Republic of Iran in comparison to other partner countries. Full further benefits for an expected Iranian cooperation has to defined and offered. Furthermore the realistic economic challenges and prospects should be analyzed and balanced. This paper is based on published materials and statistical data.