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US Extends Further Waiver For Iranian Energy To Baghdad
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WASHINGTON, 29 April 2020, TON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has granted further relief and extension on a waiver to let Iraq import electricity from Iran. US has confirmed the deal but Iranian side showed disinterest in State Department waiver.
The secretary Pompeo was quoted to have said that US granted waiver to Iran up to 26 May 2020, to allow time for the formation of a credible government in Iraq. However, the conditions for wavier was not immediately known.
Washington has been prodding Iraq, which is OPEC's second-biggest oil producer, toward self-sufficiency in the energy sector as it has allowed the import of energy from longtime U.S. foe Iran.
Iraqi President Barham Salih recently allowed Intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to lead a government amid anti-government protests last year. Once that government took the seat, Washington is likely to extend the wavier.
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