Iraq fears power cuts
Trump administration ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity
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Rudaw · 2d
Iraq faces energy crunch as US ends waiver for Iranian gas imports
Baghdad is hoping to avoid an electricity crisis when it is no longer able to import energy from Iran after a United States sanctions waiver expires. It is looking to other gas sources and boosting the production of renewable energy,
The Express Tribune · 18h
US halts Iraq’s waiver to buy electricity from Iran
Although Iraq had been granted the waiver, the US has repeatedly urged Baghdad to reduce its dependence on Iran for energy. The State Department reiterated this message, calling Iran an "unreliable energy supplier" and emphasising the need for Iraq to sever ties with Iranian energy sources as soon as possible.
Mehr News Agency · 16h
Trump admin. ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity
The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity as part of President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson said.
Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity and gas from neighbouring Iran.
The U.S. is reviewing all existing sanctions waivers that provide Iran any degree of economic relief, and urging the Iraqi ...
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