Topic: Iran sanctions
US sanctions on Iran ‘not relevant’ to India’s Chabahar port project, Jaishankar says
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New Delhi: The US sanctions on Iran have not affected India's Chabahar port project, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Lok Sabha on Friday.
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