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US Targeted Chabahar Port Despite Knowing About the India Link: Expert
US Targeted Chabahar Port Despite Knowing About the India Link: Expert
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Chabahar's Shahid Beheshti Port suffered damages due to US CENTCOM strikes targeting the India-funded facility on Wednesday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB... 09.07.2026, Sputnik India
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US CENTCOM forces chose to attack Chabahar's Shahid Beheshti Terminal despite presumably being aware of an Indian link to the project, a former Indian ambassador KP Fabian told Sputnik India.The veteran diplomat, who's served at the Indian Embassy in Tehran as well as at United Nations (UN) organisations, described the attack on Chabahar's port as a "matter of deep concern" for India, while noting the $120 million invested by India in the port since 2024 and the $500 million commitment by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to develop the port's infrastructure during a visit to Iran in 2016.Fabian noted the US sanction waiver on Chabahar extended to India and which expired on 26 April this year.State-backed India Ports Global Limited (IPGL), which operated the Chabahar Port, is believed to have divested its stakes in the facility to an Iranian entity, though the decision is viewed more of a strategic and a tactical retreat rather than a complete withdrawal.Since the signing of the Iran-US MoU on 17 June, both sides have had renewed discussions on Chabahar.During a telephone call between PM Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 30 June, the Iranian leader underscored the "tremendous potential to enhance cooperation in political, economic, commercial, transit, and international affairs", the Iranian readout said.Anil Trigunayat, a former Indian Ambassador to Jordan, Libya and Malta, said that the US strikes on Chabahar were deeply concerning.The ex-diplomat said that the Iran-US MoU signed on 17 June may in effect have been already over, while referring to statements of US President Donald Trump and the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
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US Targeted Chabahar Port Despite Knowing About the India Link: Expert
19:59 09.07.2026 (Updated: 20:00 09.07.2026) Chabahar's Shahid Beheshti Port suffered damages due to US CENTCOM strikes targeting the India-funded facility on Wednesday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.
US CENTCOM forces chose to attack Chabahar's Shahid Beheshti Terminal despite presumably being aware of an Indian link to the project, a former Indian ambassador KP Fabian told Sputnik India.
"Since the Central Command is supposed to have chosen the targets to be attacked carefully, we might presume that it knew the Indian connection with the port," said Fabian, currently a professor at Symbiosis University.
The veteran diplomat, who's served at the Indian Embassy in Tehran as well as at United Nations (UN) organisations, described the
attack on Chabahar's port as a
"matter of deep concern" for India, while noting the $120 million invested by India in the port since 2024 and the $500 million commitment by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to develop the port's infrastructure during a visit to Iran in 2016.
Fabian noted the US sanction waiver on Chabahar extended to India and which expired on 26 April this year.
"Obviously, the Global South and the North should also work together to end the pernicious sanctions regime operated by America. Alas, we do not see any sign thereof," Fabian said.
State-backed India Ports Global Limited (IPGL), which operated the Chabahar Port, is believed to have divested its stakes in the facility to an Iranian entity, though the decision is viewed more of a strategic and a tactical retreat rather than a complete withdrawal.
The view in the Indian establishment is that Delhi should wait for the US-Iran situation to stabilise before making the next move on Chabahar.
Since the signing of the Iran-US MoU on 17 June, both sides have had
renewed discussions on Chabahar.
Last week, Bihar Governor Lieutenant General (retired) Syed Ata Hasnain, PM Modi's Special Envoy at the Supreme Leader's stated funeral, discussed the "strategic significance" of Chabahar with senior Iranian officials, Hasnain said in a social media post.
During a
telephone call between PM Modi and
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 30 June, the Iranian leader underscored the "tremendous potential to enhance cooperation in political, economic, commercial, transit, and international affairs", the Iranian readout said.
Anil Trigunayat, a former Indian Ambassador to Jordan, Libya and Malta, said that the US strikes on Chabahar were deeply concerning.
"Further escalation will lead to a more dangerous situation and must be avoided at all cost," said Trigunayat.
The ex-diplomat said that the Iran-US MoU signed on 17 June may in effect have been already over, while referring to statements of US President Donald Trump and the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
