A woman uses her cell phone as she walks past a mural painted on the outside wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, dubbed the “den of espionage,” on March 8, 2025. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighboring Iran, a spokesperson for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said Sunday.
"On March 8, the U.S. Department of State did not renew the waiver for Iraq to purchase Iranian electricity," the spokesperson said, adding that the decision "ensures we do not allow Iran any degree of economic or financial relief."
Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighboring Iran, a spokesperson for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said Sunday.
"On March 8, the U.S. Department of State did not renew the waiver for Iraq to purchase Iranian electricity," the spokesperson said, adding that the decision "ensures we do not allow Iran any degree of economic or financial relief."
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