The Hindu newspaper's front page reported that India has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Iranian ports.
The easing of U.S. sanctions on Chabahar Port came into effect on Wednesday: now goods can be transported to Afghanistan through this port; in September this year, the United States said it would revoke the exemption provided in 2018.
On Thursday, Randeep Suri, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that India had received a six-month exemption from U.S. sanctions on Iran's Chabahar Port.
Officials said the sanction exemption took effect on October 29. "Yes, I can confirm that we have received a six-month exemption from U.S. sanctions applicable to Chabahar Port," Mr. Suri said while answering a question during a weekly media briefing.
India has been connected with Chabahar Port since at least 2005, when it signed an agreement with Iran to develop the port. The prospects changed when both sides signed a memorandum of understanding in 2015 to jointly develop Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar, hoping it would become a major commercial hub.
Due to Western sanctions against Iran, the port's prospects were cast in shadow, but in 2018, the first Trump administration exempted India from operating in Chabahar Port because the move aimed to meet the development needs of the U.S.-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
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