Iran inaugurates new Indian Ocean port

Iran inaugurated a long-awaited new port at Chabahar in the southeast Sunday, which it is hoped will be a major new trade hub linking India and Africa with Central Asia.The first three shipments of Indian wheat to Afghanistan were unloaded in the morning, according to the Iranian ports organisation."Through this port, goods will be delivered to neighbouring countries at cheaper prices and in a shorter time," President Hassan Rouhani said at the port, in a speech carried by the state broadcaster.