New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that India is "examining the implications" of the United States' decision to revoke the sanctions waiver that applied to the Chabahar Port project in Iran.

Responding to a question on whether India would consider shutting down its operations, the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have seen the press statement which was issued by the US side yesterday on the revocation of the sanctions waiver that applies to Chabahar Port. We are presently examining the implications that this revocation has for India."

Earlier in the day, the Trump administration, in yet another hard move against India, announced the revocation of its waiver of sanctions over the Iranian port...