US renews 120-day waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) meets Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid (center) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) meets Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid (center) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

The United States has renewed a 120-day waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a briefing on Thursday.

Washington started issuing the waivers last year, stressing the money could only be used for “non-sanctionable transactions,” such as buying humanitarian goods like food and agricultural products.

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