{"id":2470,"date":"2019-06-22T02:16:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T02:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2019-06-22T02:16:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T02:16:24","slug":"united-states-has-allowed-iraq-to-import-iranian-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/united-states-has-allowed-iraq-to-import-iranian-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe&nbsp;<strong>United\nStates<\/strong>&nbsp;has allowed Iraq to import<strong>&nbsp;Iranian gas<\/strong>&nbsp;for\nits power grid for another three months by extending a<strong>&nbsp;waiver to sanctions<\/strong>.\nBut the US insisted that Iraq finds an alternative measure for its need\nof&nbsp;<strong>electricity,&nbsp;<\/strong>including\nby harnessing gas energy and reducing flaring at oil production sites.<br>\nIraq has had several extensions to the waiver\nfirst granted in 2018 after Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran\u2019s oil\nsector forbidding countries from purchasing Iranian energy. The extension was\ngiven during a phone call between Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and U.S.\nSecretary of State Mike Pompeo.&nbsp;The United States continued to insist on\ndiversifying energy imports away from Iran.<br>\nU.S. energy giant<strong>&nbsp;General Electric<\/strong>&nbsp;won a\nmultibillion-dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq\u2019s electricity system amid intense\nU.S. lobbying efforts.&nbsp;US reimposed sanctions on<strong>&nbsp;Iran\u2019s oil industry<\/strong>&nbsp;in\nNovember, citing concerns about its nuclear programme and its meddling in\nthe&nbsp;<strong>Middle East.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;United States&nbsp;has allowed Iraq to import&nbsp;Iranian gas&nbsp;for its power grid for another three months by extending a&nbsp;waiver to sanctions. But the US insisted that Iraq finds an alternative measure for its need of&nbsp;electricity,&nbsp;including by harnessing gas energy and reducing flaring at oil production sites. 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