Iran Press/ Europe: Russia-Ukraine are among the world's biggest exporters of food, but the two countries' war led to a de-facto blockade of the Black Sea, resulting in Ukraine's exports dropping to a sixth of their pre-war level.
Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on 22 July to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports.
The ship is destined for Lebanon but will be jointly inspected off the coast of Istanbul under the terms of an UN-brokered deal.
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