Iran condemns U.S. decision to end sanctions waiver granted to Iraq

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday called the United States' decision to end a waiver from sanctions imposed on Tehran, which allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran, "illegal."

"The American sanctions, unilateral American sanctions, against the Iranian nation have no justification or legal basis," said the ministry's spokesperson, Esmail Baghai, adding that this decision was "absolutely illegal."