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The Trump administration has said that individuals operating the Chabahar Port in Iran would invite sanctions beginning later this month.
The move is consistent with President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy to isolate the Iranian regime, State Department principal deputy spokesperson Thomas Pigott said in a statement earlier this week.
The decision will have implications for India, which is engaged in the development of a terminal at the port.
The US Department of State, in a statement, said that in consistent with President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy to isolate the Iranian regime, it has revoked the sanctions exception issued in 2018 under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) for Afghanistan reconstruction assistance and economic development, effective September 29, 2025.
“Once the revocation is effective, persons who operate the Chabahar Port or engage in other activities described in IFCA may expose themselves to sanctions under IFCA,” the statement said.
The US State Department said the United States is countering Iran’s destabilising activities by designating an international illicit financial network, along with several individuals and entities based in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.
“These networks have facilitated the sale of Iranian oil, with proceeds benefiting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL),” the statement said.
Reacting to the US move MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addressing a press conference said , “We have seen the US press statement regarding revocation of sanctions waiver for Chahbahar Port. We are presently examining its implications for India.”
