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US grants India six-month sanctions relief to run Iran’s Chabahar port, New Delhi says

Iran’s Chabahar port on Gulf of Oman planned with rail link to boost Afghanistan trade View of Chabahar port, Iran. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The United States has granted India a six-month waiver from sanctions to operate Iran’s Chabahar port, India said on Thursday, boosting New Delhi’s efforts to expand trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian countries while bypassing rival Pakistan. India signed a 10-year contract with Iran last year to develop and operate the port. Earlier this month, it also deepened ties with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan by reopening its embassy in Kabul, which had been closed since the Islamist group seized