US extends Iraq's waiver on Iran energy import
16 Jun 2019 ( IBTN News Bureau )The United States has granted Iraq a temporary three-month extension to buy electricity from Iran.
But after that, sanctions imposed by the US against countries doing business with Tehran will kick in.
Iraqis rely on Iran for vital supplies, but in the summer months, even that is not enough.
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports from Basra
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