Why India’s Chabahar Port Funding Pause Sparks Strategic Debate and How Iran Has Responded
India excluded the Chabahar port from its latest budget, sending shockwaves to Tehran. The disappointment was expressed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian over New Delhi’s decision to halt funding…
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