Tariffs, deportations and a brewing storm over Iran could unsettle ties held together by shared concerns over China.

The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries, including Iran, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and others.

No mention was made of a possible sanctions waiver for India’s development of Iran’s Chabahar port, which India secured from the U.S. during Trump 1.0.

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Washington this week, a US$370 million question looms over his visit US President Donald Trump's decision to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran has cast a long shadow over India's ambitious investment in Chabahar port,

The migrants hail from 10 mostly Asian countries, including Iran, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and others.

Migrants from China, India, Iran and Vietnam among hundreds being held in Panama City hotel in operation funded by the US.

The Chabahar port is crucial to India's drive to gain access to Central Asia bypassing Pakistan. Last year, India signed a 10-year agreement with Iran to develop and operate it. But Trump's move is creating problems for India.

The distance between Russia and India is over 4000 km, and the range of the Su-57 is 3500 km, so a stopover was necessary to cover this distance. Bandar Abbas, located near the Persian Gulf, was deemed suitable for this stop as it is also strategically advantageous.

The United States on Monday announced sanctions against more than 30 Iran-linked people and vessels, including the head of the national oil company, for brokering the sale and shipment of Iranian oil.

Ghulam Ali Haddad Adel is in New Delhi this week, meeting senior government functionaries, discussing business and trade ties between the two countries as well as civilisational and cultural connect.

Doha: The Shura Council held Monday its regular weekly session, chaired by the SpeakerHE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, at Tamim bin Hamad Hall at