Chabahar Port

Iran, India top security official stress boosting relations

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council held a meeting with the National Security Adviser of India, emphasizing the need to strengthen political, security, and economic relations between the two countries.

Official:

Chabahar port has key role in transit goods to Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The Director General of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province stated that the strategic port of Chabahar has an important role in trade, transportation, and transit of goods to Afghanistan.

Iranian official:

Parts of Iran-India deal on Chabahr port made confidential

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization says parts of a new agreement with India to develop the southeastern port of Chabahar have been made confidential in a bid to avoid problems that could be caused by US sanctions.

Chabahar becomes petrochemical hub of Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The governor of Iran’s province has said that Chabahar Port has turned into a “petrochemical hub” due to its proper position to export petrochemical products.

Yerevan willing to join Iran's Chabahar: India enovy

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Nilakshi Saha Sinha, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Armenia says that the Armenian officials have shown interest in using Iran's Chabahar port jointly developed with her country.

Iran, India to launch joint shipping company

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash said that an Iran-India joint shipping company will be launched soon.

PMO:

Tajikistan keen to invest at Iran’s Chabahar strategic port

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The deputy transport minister of Tajikistan said her country is interested in investing at Iran’s Chabahar Port in logistics affairs.

All 18 terrorists killed by security forces in SE Iran: IRGC

CHABAHAR, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Security was restored in Cahabahar and Rask cities in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan after the Iranian security forces killed all the terrorists who attacked military bases on Thursday.

Kabul calls for opening economic office in Iran's Chabahar

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s ruling government has called for opening an economic representative office in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar.

Raeisi stresses implementation of Iran-India agreements

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iran's president stressed the need to follow up on and accelerate the implementation of the agreements between Iran and India and the need to compensate for the delay in the implementation of those deals.

Iran, India reach final agreement on Chabahar Port

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iran and India reached the final agreement for the development of Iran’s southeastern Chabahar port in Tehran on Monday.

Chabahar-Zahedan Railway to be completed next year

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development informed of the completion of the Chabahar-Zahedan Railway project in the next year during his visit to the construction projects in the Sistan and Baluchistan Province.

Exports of non-oil goods from Iran's Chabahar Port up by 13%

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The exports of non-oil commodities from Chabahar Port has increased by 13% over the past nine months in comparison to the same period last year, an Iranian official announced.

Iran, India promote new trade route through Armenia

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s and India’s ambassadors in Yerevan on Tuesday stressed the importance of Armenia’s involvement in a new transnational transport corridor planned by their countries.

Road minister:

Iran to ink long-term contract with India on Chabahar port

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development emphasized that a long-term contract for the operationalization of Chabahar Port project with the Indians will be signed in the near future.

Iran launching direct shipping route from Chabahar to India

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group (IRISL) is launching a direct shipping route between the southeastern port of Chabahar to the port of Nhava Sheva in India’s Mumbai.

Afghanistan to be linked with Iranian Chabahar Port soon

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – The Taliban railway chairman announced that Afghanistan will be connected to the Iranian Chabahar port via the Nimroz-Milk railway and the Zahedan railway.

Iran FM hopes for finalization of Chabahar deal with India

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed happiness with the recent progress in the talks between Iran and India on the Chabahar port project, expressing hope for finalization of the relevant contract in the near future.

In phone call with India PM:

Raeisi calls for regional integration, boosting economic ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone call Friday during which Raeisi called for strengthening regional integration and economic relations.

Armenia to elaborate new Europe-India-Iran transport corridor

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decree on Monday on setting up an inter-agency task force for launching a new international cargo transportation route and becoming an operator at Iran's Chabahar port.

FM urges for stepped-up Iran-India regional, intl. coop.

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – In a meeting with Indian National Security Adviser, Iran Foreign Minister stressed the need to increase bilateral relations and more cooperation at regional and international level.

India to send wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar Port

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – India will send 20,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar Port in southern Iran.

Tehran seeks Indian investment, activation of Chabahar Port

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to India Iraj Ilahi said Iran is looking for more investment from New Delhi and the activation of Chabahar Port.

IRGC navy seizes over a ton of narcotics in southern waters

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – The commander of Imam Ali IRGC Naval Base in Chabahar, southeastern Iran said that their IRGC naval forces identified and seized a shipment of over a ton of narcotics in Chabahar waters.

Non-oil exports from Chabahar Port grow three times higher

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The non-oil exports from Chabahar Port grow 3.5 times higher during first nine months in Iranian calendar compared to the same period last year, according to the Sistan and Baluchistan's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO).

India keens on expanding coop. with Iran in all fields

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar expressed readiness of his country to develop ties with Iran in all fields.

Russia keen on investing in Iranian ports: Iran dep. min.

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for the Transportation Affairs said that Russian companies are vehemently interested in making investment in Iranian ports such as Chabahar.