US warns of India-Iran Chabahar pact
WASHINGTON: After India signed a 10-year contract to operate Iran’s Chabahar port, the US issued a warning that its sanctions on Tehran remain in place, reiterating that “anyone” considering business deals with the Islamic Republic should be “aware of the possible danger”. At the same time, the State Department’s principal deputy spokesman, Vedant Patel, said the Indian government would address its own foreign policy goals. “I will let the government of India talk about its own foreign policy objectives regarding the Chabahar port, as well as its bilateral relations with Iran,” Patel said during the ministry’s daily press briefing on
