[(Title)] US exempts India from certain sanctions for development of Chabahar port in Iran.

WASHINGTON: The United States has exempted India from imposition of certain sanctions for the development of the strategically-located Chabahar port in Iran, along with the construction of the railway line connecting it with Afghanistan.

美国豁免了印度对位于战略位置的伊朗沙巴哈尔港口的发展实施某些制裁，并豁免了与阿富汗连接的铁路线的建设。

The decision by the Trump administration, which a day earlier imposed the toughest ever sanctions on Iran and is very restrictive in giving exemptions,

特朗普政府的决定，一天前对伊朗实施有史以来最严厉的制裁，在给予豁免方面非常有限。华盛顿承认印度在阿曼湾开发港口的作用，这对饱受战争蹂躏的阿富汗的发展具有重大的战略意义。

is a seen as a recognition by Washington of India's role in development of the port on the Gulf of Oman, which is of immense strategic importance for the development of war-torn Afghanistan.

"After extensive consideration, the Secretary (of State) has provided for an exception from imposition of certain sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, with respect to the development of Chabahar port,

"经广泛审议，(国务卿)规定，不得根据2012年《伊朗自由和反扩散法》就查巴哈尔港口的发展实施某些制裁。”美国国务院一名发言人说，阿富汗建造一条相关铁路和通过阿富汗港口运输不受制裁货物，以及该国继续进口伊朗石油产品。

construction of an associated railway and for shipment of non-sanctionable goods through the port for Afghanistan's use, as well as the country's continued imports of Iranian petroleum products," a State Department spokesperson told .

The US on Monday imposed "the toughest ever" sanctions on a defiant Iran aimed at altering the Iranian regime's "behaviour".

美国星期一对企图改变伊朗政权的“行为”的挑衅伊朗实施了“有史以来最艰难的”制裁。制裁措施涵盖了伊朗的银行和能源部门，并对欧洲、亚洲和其他地方不阻止伊朗石油进口的国家和公司重新予以处罚。

The sanctions cover Iran's banking and energy sectors and reinstate penalties for countries and companies in Europe, Asia and elsewhere that do not halt Iranian oil imports.

However, secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that eight countries - India, China, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea,

然而，美国国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥说，有八个国家和地区——印度、中国、意大利、希腊、日本、韩国、台湾省和土耳其被临时允许继续购买伊朗石油，因为它们表明从波斯湾国家购买石油的"大幅减少"。

Taiwan and Turkey - were temporarily allowed to continue buying Iranian oil as they showed "significant reduction" in oil purchase from the Persian Gulf country.

To a question on the fate of Chabahar port after the US reimposed all its sanctions on Iran, the spokesperson said, "This exception relates to reconstruction assistance and economic development for Afghanistan.

关于美国再次对伊朗实施所有制裁后查巴哈尔港口的命运问题，发言人说，"这一例外与阿富汗重建援助和经济发展有关。这些活动对持续支持阿富汗的增长和人道主义救济至关重要"。

These activities are vital for the ongoing support of Afghanistan's growth and humanitarian relief."

In May 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan had inked a pact which entailed establishment of Transit and Transport Corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs for sea transportation in Iran,

2016年5月，印度、伊朗和阿富汗签署了一项协议，要求在三个国家之间建立过境和运输走廊，利用Chabahar港作为伊朗区域海上运输中心之一。此外，三国之间的货物和旅客多式联运。

besides multi-modal transport of goods and passengers across the three nations.

Pompeo's decision to give India exemption from imposition of certain sanctions for the development of the port is driven by the South Asian strategy, which was announced by President Donald Trump in August.

蓬佩奥决定给予印度豁免对港口开发实施某些制裁的决定是由今年8月唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布的南亚战略推动的。印度在促进阿富汗和平与发展方面具有重要作用。

It states that India has a major role in bringing peace and development in Afghanistan.

"The president's South Asia strategy underscores our ongoing support of Afghanistan's economic growth and development as well as our close partnership with India," the state department spokesperson said.

美国国务院发言人说：“总统的南亚战略强调了我们对阿富汗经济增长和发展的持续支持，以及我们与印度的密切伙伴关系。”

"We seek to build on our close relationships with both the countries as we execute a policy of maximum pressure to change the Iranian regime's destabilising policies in the region and beyond," the spokesperson added.

该发言人补充说：“我们寻求加强与两国的密切关系，因为我们执行了一种最大压力的政策，以改变伊朗政权在该地区及以外地区的破坏稳定的政策。”