The US is planning to renew a waiver allowing Iran to import gas and electricity from Iran without risking the sanctions imposed on Tehran, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday. The WSJ reported that there were differences among officials in Trump’s administration regarding the waiver. “We want to maintain maximum pressure on Iran,” the WSJ reported a US official as stating. “But it should not be at the expense of the economic stability of its neighbours,” he added. READ: US allows Iraq to import Iran energy for 3 more months

Source: Wall Street Journal February 08, 2020 16:30 UTC