India, Feb. 6 -- Iran remains open to working with India for operations at the Chabahar port, though there has been no official word from New Delhi on the facility following the allocation for the port being slashed to zero in the Budget for 2026-27, Iranian ambassador Mohammad Fathali said on Friday.

There has been speculation about the future of India's operations at the Shahid Beheshti terminal of the Chabahar port since the sudden winding up of India Ports Global Limited, the state-owned entity that had taken over operations at the port in 2018, and the resignation late last year of Indian officials serving in the firm in the wake of US sanctions. Budget documents showed the allocation for Chabahar, revised from Rs.100 crore to Rs.40...