Baghdad said on Saturday it had not officially received the United States’ decision to rescind a waiver that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity. The Trump administration rescinded the waiver on Saturday as part of President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran,

US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz on Monday urged the Iraqi government to work with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to pay the debts of US energy companies and called on Baghdad to encourage greater American investment after a waiver for importing Iranian gas was rescinded.

Iraq has no immediate alternatives to compensate for the energy imported from Iran, which will cause a significant problem in providing enough electricity to meet domestic consumption, especially in the summer,

Iraq lacks immediate options to replace energy imports from Iran, threatening its electricity supply, particularly in the summer. This challenge arises after the U.S. revoked a waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity,