World: Chabahar is Iran's only oceanic port with direct access to the Indian Ocean. In May 2024, India and Iran signed a 10-year contract for India to operate and manage the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar.

India, Iran working together on Chabahar: Senior Iranian Official

In a significant development, India and Iran on Monday (Jan 15) reached an agreement on further development of Chabahar port. The move came following visiting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's meeting with Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash where the two held discussions over establishing a "long-term cooperation framework" for the port, a strategic maritime facility situated on the southeastern coast of Iran.

India, Iran reach pact to further develop Chabahar port as minister Jaishankar visits

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan have backed the use of the India-built Chabahar port in Iran and said that it is ready to provide all the necessary "facilities".

Taliban back usage of India-built Chabahar port, say ‘ready to provide facilities

India, Iran and Uzbekistan on Tuesday held a virtual meet on the joint use of Chabahar port and how it can help in increasing regional connectivity. It is the second trilateral working group meeting and was chaired by Dr.

India, Iran, Uzbekistan hold meeting to increase use of Chabahar port

India, Uzbekistan, Iran and Afghanistan are likely to hold a meeting under a quadrilateral framework later this year on the joint use of the Chabahar port, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

Quadrilateral working group on use of Chabahar port likely to meet later this year: MEA

Backing India-developed Chabahar port's role as central to "development and prosperity" in the region, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said that the port is not against China or Pakistan's port Gwadar.

Chabahar is not against China, Gwadar: Iranian foreign minister 