India's ten-year agreement with Iran to develop the Chabahar port faces many obstacles. Once supported by the US, the deal now faces the threat of sanctions from the very same ally.

Following recent hostilities in Gaza, the once-promising IMEC - India-Middle East-Europe Corridor - succumbs to geopolitical pressures, raising questions about the future of regional trade routes and alliances.

There are too many moving pieces in this regional great game. China, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan - all want to take control of this important piece of the jigsaw puzzle to build their influence in the region

Chabahar Port project in Iran, meant to allow India to side-step Pakistan and take the land route to Afghanistan and Central Asia, seems like a dead investment now