India’s Chabahar Port deal with Iran strains US ties. Can India balance its strategic US partnership and regional ambitions with Iran?
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Iran, Chabahar Port Released Its First Consignment to Thailand via India
Iran Chabahar port has recently carried out its first cargo movement to South East Asia via the Indian commercial port of Mundra. Moreover, the director-general of ports and maritime department of Sistan-Baluchistan Province, Behrouz Aghaei, confirmed th