Iranian watermelons still fill Dubai’s largest wholesale market.

It shows how hard a full trade ban is to enforce at a port.

The UAE vowed to halt all trade with Iran last month, yet a trader estimates 90% of market produce is Iranian.

The UAE has not said whether enforcement of the ban will tighten.

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New Lines Magazine
documents continued Iranian produce flow (90% of market) despite UAE's announced trade halt

Sources: New Lines Magazine