"No tougher job than this": Bikers smuggling fuel from Iran to Pakistan - BBC World Service Docs

#BBCEye Investigations gains rare access to the smugglers bringing Iranian fuel into Pakistan. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM When Trump’s war on Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in 2026, the decades-old smuggling routes through the mountains of Balochistan became one of the only ways for Iranian fuel to get out of the country. Viral videos on TikTok and Instagram showed thousands of bikers gathered at the border between Iran and Pakistan, each bike loaded with hundreds of litres of fuel. These riders, some as young as 15, are part of an old trafficking network that runs through some of the most remote and treacherous terrain on earth. The BBC Eye documentary team gains exclusive access to riders who risk their lives to carry flammable fuel on the long and insanely dangerous journey across Pakistan’s poorest province — and sees firsthand how the US and Israeli war on Iran has led to a new fuel smuggling boom in the “Strait of Balochistan.” 00:00 Has the Iran war sparked a fuel trafficking boom? 01:40 The “Strait of Balochistan” 03:44 An illegal fuel market in Pakistan 05:32 “I’m disabled – what if it catches fire?” 07:40 A billion-dollar smuggling trade? 08:30 “Are you sure you have closed the borders?” 09:56 “May God stop these wars” 🎞️ Watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye team in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda 📽️ You may also be interested in these documentaries: https://youtu.be/Ro_5qE8IYog https://youtu.be/DXqmdVlNciQ https://youtu.be/GIoOXtFEuxc https://youtu.be/wmIsgTIoW3I ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #Pakistan #Documentary #Iran #Balochistan #IranWar #Fuel #BBCWorldService #WorldService