<p class="Body1">He stressed the participation of private operators in all northern and southern ports of the country: "<em>We have privatized the operation of commercial ports in competitive conditions, and limitations resulting from sanctions are not predicted for the activity of the mentioned operators and contractors.</em>"</p> <p class="Body1"><em>Mr. Mohammad Rastad</em> elaborated that PMO's policy was concentrated on maximal use of domestic companies' potentials, and infrastructural projects had been widely delegated to Iranian contractors.</p> <p class="Body1">He then mentioned different contractors to have worked in ports commensurate to the project volumes: "<em>The largest work of Phase III in Shahid Rajaee Port Development Plan has recently entrusted to a completely private contractor, meaning that PMO is not constrained in any way for using the potentials of the Private Sector for the national infrastructures.</em>"</p> <p class="Body1">In response to the question whether any operator dependent on military entities was currently active in any Iranian port, the PMO's Managing Director clarified: "<em>Military organizations are not involved in the operation of our commercial ports, and most operators are companies subordinate to private entities.</em>"</p> <p class="Body1"> </p> <p dir="RTL"><strong><span dir="LTR"> </span></strong></p>