- By Meryl Sebastian
- BBC News, Kochi
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The US has warned of potential sanctions for any country considering business deals with Iran, hours after India signed a 10-year contract to operate a port with Tehran.
India had entered an agreement to develop the strategically important Chabahar port, close to Iran’s border with Pakistan, in 2016.
On Monday, it signed a long-term deal with Iran to develop it further.
India’s shipping minister called it a “historic moment in India-Iran ties”.
In a press…