{"id":346556,"date":"2025-09-20T16:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346556"},"modified":"2025-09-20T16:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:56:43","slug":"chabahar-port-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chabahar-port-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Chabahar Port\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the United States has revoked the sanctions waiver for Iran\u2019s Chabahar Port.<\/p>\n<h2>About Chabahar Port<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th?id=OIF.pLqxuLNqo6EjWMDLI%2fNsjA&amp;rs=1&amp;pid=ImgDetMain&amp;o=7&amp;rm=3\" alt=\"US withdraws sanctions waiver to Chabahar port: Everything you need to ...\" width=\"315\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a <strong>deep-water port located <\/strong>in <strong>Iran\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>Sistan\u2013Baluchistan province<\/strong> on the <strong>Gulf of Oman<\/strong>, near the <strong>mouth of the Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is the only Iranian port<\/strong> with direct access to the <strong>Indian Ocean<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Components:<\/strong> It comprises <strong>two terminals<\/strong>: Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic importance:<\/strong> It is strategically positioned close to <strong>Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India<\/strong>, enhancing its role as a regional hub.\n<ul>\n<li>It acts as a <strong>key transit center<\/strong> in the <strong>International North\u2013South Transport Corridor (INSTC)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>INSTC<\/strong> links the <strong>Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf<\/strong> to the <strong>Caspian Sea via Iran<\/strong>, and onward to <strong>northern Europe via Saint Petersburg, Russia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Distances from India: <strong>Kandla Port (550 nautical miles)<\/strong> and <strong>Mumbai Port (786 nautical miles)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Chabahar Project \u2013 India\u2019s Role<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tripartite agreement signed in May 2016<\/strong> between <strong>India, Iran, and Afghanistan<\/strong> to develop the <strong>Shahid Beheshti Terminal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It marks <strong>India\u2019s first foreign port development project<\/strong>\u00a0aims to establish an <strong>international transport and transit corridor<\/strong> through Chabahar.<\/li>\n<li>It includes construction of a <strong>rail line from Chabahar Port to Zahedan<\/strong> in Iran.<\/li>\n<li>It enables India to <strong>bypass Pakistan<\/strong> for trade with <strong>Afghanistan and Central Asia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is expected to serve as a <strong>hub for transit trade<\/strong> between <strong>India, Iran, and Afghanistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It provides an <strong>alternative route<\/strong> to the traditional <strong>Silk Road passing through China<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the United States has revoked the sanctions waiver for Iran\u2019s Chabahar Port. About Chabahar Port Location:\u00a0It is a deep-water port located in Iran\u2019s Sistan\u2013Baluchistan province on the Gulf of Oman, near the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. It is the only Iranian port with direct access to the Indian Ocean. 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