US Grants Iraq 4-Month Sanctions Waiver to Buy Iranian Electricity Amid French Power Plant Deal © AFP 2021 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
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Washington has put steady pressure on Baghdad since 2018 to reduce its dependency on Iranian power imports, but the Kadhimi government has carefully manipulated US policy to win concessions while signing new deals with US adversaries including Iran, but also Russia and China.
The US has extended Baghdad’s sanctions waiver by 120 days, allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran “to meet its short-term energy needs while it takes steps to reduce its dependence on Iranian energy imports,” a State Department spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday. It has given Iraq such waivers since economic sanctions were reimposed on Tehran in 2018.
Russian investments in Iraqi energy projects exceed $10 BILLION
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Russian investments in Iraqi energy projects exceed $10 BILLION
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