This Port In Iran Can Help India Bypass Pakistan To Access Central Asia

This port in Iran can help Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (File Photo/Reuters) The Relateds Iran braces for a new dawn after landmark nuke deal Obama defends Iran deal as only option to avert arms race Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has asked India to invest in infrastructure projects worth $8 billion, including an expanded role in developing a strategic port that will open up access to Central Asia, Iran's envoy to New Delhi said on Friday. The port of Chabahar in southeast Iran is central to India's efforts to circumvent arch-rival Pakistan and open up a route to landlocked Afghanistan where it has developed close security ties and economic interests. Rouhani suggested the larger role for India during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a summit in Russia days before the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Iran's ambassador to India told Reuters. "The potential between Iran and India is great but we were just facing such a wall of sanctions,