Iran, Washington and Electricity Crisis

Iraq’s Electricity Crisis Worsens as US Ends Iran Waiver
The United States has stopped allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran, making Iraq’s power problems even worse. This decision is part of the US government’s efforts to put pressure on Iran by cutting off its sources of money.
Washington rescinds Iraq’s waiver to buy electricity from Iran
The U.S. ends a waiver allowing Iraq to buy Iranian electricity, as the Trump administration exerts pressure on Iran while claiming to be willing to negotiate with the Islamic Republic.
Washington ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity
Baghdad: Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, a spokesperson for the US
Trump administration ends Iraq's waiver to buy Iranian electricity
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US terminates Iraq's waiver for buying electricity from Iran
The Trump administration revoked a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraqi authorities to pay Iran for electricity as part of President
Iraq moves to boost electricity output as US ends Iran energy waiver
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Sunday looked into ways to increase the country’s electricity production, hours after the United States rescinded a key waiver allowing Iraq to import energy from Iran.
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. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday.
Make Iraq Independent of Iranian Energy
The Biden administration’s last 120-day sanctions waiver that permits the export to Iraq of Iranian gas and electricity will expire on March 7, 2025. The Trump administration has signaled its in
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.
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,
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US and EU offer opposing statements on Alawite and Christian pogroms in Syria
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