New Delhi, May 15 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday hailed the Chabahar Port as a "major symbol of cooperation" between Tehran and New Delhi, urging India to persist with its strategic investments despite the mounting pressure of US sanctions.

Addressing the media following the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Araghchi also called upon India to leverage its "good reputation" to take on a more prominent diplomatic role in stabilising the volatile West Asian region.

"Chabahar Port is one of the symbols of cooperation between Iran and India. We are so glad that Indians played an important role in the development of that port," Araghchi noted.

In response to a question from ANI regarding the port's progress, the Foreign...