India, Iran sign long-term port deal

South Asian nation will operate Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman, connecting it with Central Asia and Russia 

New Delhi and Tehran have signed a ten-year deal allowing New Delhi to operate Chabahar on the country’s southeastern coast along the Gulf of Oman. The deal affords India seamless access to Afghanistan and Central Asia, and to Russia, as Chabahar, Iran’s first deepwater port, was conceived as a strategic hub for...