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Trump, Aiming at Iran, Puts a Squeeze on Iraq
Move to stop permitting Iraqi purchases of Iranian energy will tighten sanctions but stress a U.S. partner in the region.
US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from Iran
The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, in line with US President Donald Trump’s policy of exerting “maximum pressure” on Tehran.
Donald Trump, aiming at Iran, puts a squeeze on Iraq
The Trump administration has revoked a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy gas and electricity from Iran, US officials said, intensifying an American pressure campaign on Tehran while complicating ties with a key US partner in the region.
US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity
Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, a spokesperson for the American embassy in Baghdad said on Sunday. "On March 8, the U.S.
Iraq fears power cuts as US ends sanctions waiver for electricity purchases from Iran
The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, the U.S.
Iraq Has No Immediate Alternative to Iranian Energy Imports
Iraq has no immediate alternatives to compensate for the energy imported from Iran, which will cause a significant problem in providing enough electricity to meet domestic consumption, especially in the summer,
Trump administration 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The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran, a State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.
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