The US aims to isolate Iran from the global economy and eliminate its oil export revenues to slow Tehran's development of a nuclear weapon The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity,

The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, in line with US President Donald Trump’s policy of exerting “maximum pressure” on Tehran. In a statement released on Sunday,

The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday

The Iraq Prime Minister chaired a meeting on Sunday to discuss the government’s plans to provide electrical power during the next summer.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Sunday looked into ways to increase the country’s electricity production, hours after the United States rescinded a key waiver allowing Iraq to import energy from Iran.

The Trump administration has revoked a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy gas and electricity from Iran, US officials said, intensifying an American pressure campaign on Tehran while complicating ties with a key US partner in the region.

The development of the Baghdad International Airport is underway and 26 projects are part of the development plan.

The United States has opted not to renew a waiver that allowed Iraq to purchase electricity from Iran without breaching sanctions. This decision is linked to efforts to reduce Iran’s influence and nuclear ambitions.

BAGHDAD, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Sunday to assess plans for securing the electricity supply ahead of the summer, following Washington's decision to end Baghdad's waiver to purchase power from Iran.

Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem al Araji said that Baghdad is trying to locate kidnapped researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli and Russian citizen who was abducted in March 2023. Israeli officials have blamed Kataib Hezbollah for kidnapping Tsurkov,

Eight international oil firms operating in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said they would not resume oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan on Friday despite an announcement from Baghdad that the restart was imminent.

Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe.