Is India’s Chabahar dream in Iran dead?
India's strategic and economic ambitions centered on the development of Iran's Chabahar Port are at risk after the expiration of a US sanctions waiver, threatening to stall the project amid heightened US pressure on Iran. The port has been vital for India's access to Afghanistan and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan, and serves as a counter to China's presence at the nearby Gwadar Port. With no indication of a renewed waiver, India's Chabahar initiative faces significant uncertainty.
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EXPLAINERFeatures|US-Israel war on IranIs India’s Chabahar dream in Iran dead?The port has been a centrepiece of India’s regional strategic ambitions. Now, those hopes are sinking after a US sanctions waiver expired.ListenListen (8 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA cargo ship sails through the Shahid Beheshti terminal in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Chabahar, on the Gulf of Oman, during an inauguration ceremony of new equipment and infrastructure on February 25, 2019 Atta Kenare/AFP]By Yashraj SharmaPublished On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026New Delhi, India — Relations between the United States and India are at a crossroads yet again: this time, over New Delhi’s decade-long investment in…
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