Modi Meets Iran’s President as U.S. Warns on Sanctions

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan, even as Washington signaled tougher sanctions on countries that do business with Tehran. The meeting came a week after the Trump administration launched a new sanctions campaign against Iran. U.S. officials said countries should not help Iran evade restrictions or create ways for it to generate revenue, warning that secondary sanctions could follow if they do. India remains an important U.S. partner in the IndoPacific, but it also has trade and strategic interests in Iran, including the Chabahar port and limited energy and trade ties. Analysts said the situation could test U.S.India relations, though India’s broader commercial ties with the United States remain far larger than its business with Iran.