Iraq 0
8 November 2018

The U.S. embassy in Baghdad published a short video regarding Washington's Iran sanctions, in which it noted that "the U.S. has given Iraq a temporary relief from the sanctions for 45 days to allow Iraq to continue purchasing natural gas and electricity from Iran. This relief gives Iraq time to start taking steps towards energy independence". 

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