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Detailed explanation-1: -Chabahar Port is located in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan provinces. The Chabahar Port is located 72 km away from the Gwadar port in Pakistan, which China has developed. Chabahar Port serves as the only oceanic port in Iran and consists of two separate ports- Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari.

Detailed explanation-2: -The port of Chabahar is located in South eastern Iran in the Gulf of Oman. It is the only Iranian port with direct access to the ocean.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2020, India utilised the Chabahar port to ship 75, 000 MTs of wheat as humanitarian food assistance to Afghanistan. Since December 2018, when Indian company India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) took over the operations, the port has handled 215 vessels and 4 million tons of bulk and general cargo.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chabahar Port is one of the important Port of Iran. Chabahar Port is located on the Gulf of Oman and is the only oceanic port in the country. With this, India can bypass Pakistan in transporting goods to Afghanistan.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Iran. Chabahar port is located on the Gulf of Oman, in Iran. It is 72 km away from the Gwadar port of Pakistan. By a bilateral agreement between India and Iran, India has the right to develop two berths of the Chabahar port the agreement was signed in 2015.