BAGHDAD — The United States has agreed to extend a waiver for Iraq to import Iranian energy supplies, including gas, two Iraqi government officials said on Monday. Washington has repeatedly extended the exemption for Baghdad to use crucial Iranian energy supplies for its power grid, for periods of 90 or 120 days. One of the officials said this latest extension would last 120 days. "The waiver will be renewed because Iraq has undertaken important steps in investing in Iraqi gas," one of the officials said. He said the recent Iraqi government approval of contracts to develop gas fields in the country's east was a key factor.

Source: New York Times February 10, 2020 13:18 UTC