Washington extends Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran

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Washington extends Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran

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Washington extends Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Reuters [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] extended [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] exemption from sanctions against[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] three more months to import electricity and gas , media sources said on Saturday .

"Washington has extended [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran for an additional three months, " the Sky News Arab news channel said in a news release .

This is the second exception given by the United States to Iraq since US sanctions against [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] began early this year, coming hours after Prime Minister [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were in contact late Friday. Ending / 25

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by **Rocky** Sat 15 Jun 2019, 7:19 am

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Washington extends Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran for three more months

by Rocky Sat 15 Jun 2019, 7:19 am

Washington extends Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran for three more months

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The United States renewed for the third time the extension of Iraq's 90-day exemption from sanctions imposed on Iran to allow it to import electricity and gas, which rely heavily on them, especially in the hot summer in the country.

A senior Iraqi government official close to the negotiations told Agence France-Presse that Iraq included a new extension of 90 days to import Iranian energy after long negotiations with the United States until the last days before the expiration of the grace period.

This comes after the escalation of the crisis between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf, both of which have strong relations with Baghdad.

Exemption is vital for Iraq, which is located in a hot thermal zone, where temperatures this year exceed seasonal levels, increasing electricity consumption and fearing renewed protests against the lack of public services starting early in the summer.

Washington has re-imposed sanctions on Iran's energy sector in November after it pulled out of a nuclear deal signed between the superpowers and Tehran in 2018.

A power shortage that often leaves homes without electricity for up to 20 hours a day is a key factor behind weeks of major protests in Iraq during the summer.

To overcome this shortfall, Iraq imports up to 28 million cubic meters of natural gas from Tehran to its factories and directly buys 1,300 megawatts of Iranian electricity.

This dependence is uncomfortable for the United States, which sought to curtail Tehran's influence and re-impose sanctions on Iranian financial institutions, shipping lines, the energy sector and oil products.

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Washington extends Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran

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[rtl]The United States has decided for the third time to extend the exemption of Iraq for 90 days of sanctions imposed on Iran to allow him to import electricity and gas.[/rtl]

[rtl]"Iraq is part of a 90-day extension to import Iranian energy after long negotiations with the United States until the final days before the expiry of the grace period," AFP quoted an unnamed senior Iraqi government official as saying.[/rtl]

[rtl]This comes after the escalation of the crisis between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf, both of which have strong relations with Baghdad.[/rtl]

[rtl]Exemption is vital for Iraq, which is located in a hot thermal zone. Temperatures this year exceed seasonal levels, increasing electricity consumption, fearing renewed protests against the lack of public services starting early in the summer.[/rtl]

[rtl]Washington re-imposed sanctions on Iran's energy sector in November after it pulled out of a nuclear deal signed between the superpowers and Tehran in 2018.[/rtl]

[rtl]A power shortage that often leaves homes without electricity for up to 20 hours a day is a key factor behind weeks of major protests in Iraq during the summer.[/rtl]

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