The United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas for its power grid for another three months by extending a waiver to sanctions.
a. Turkey
b. Syria
c. Yemen
d. Iraq
Details:
- However, the US insisted that Iraq finds an alternative measure for its need of electricity, including by harnessing gas energy and reducing flaring at oil production sites.
- Iraq has had several extensions to the waiver first granted in 2018 after Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran's oil sector forbidding countries from purchasing Iranian energy.
- The extension was given during a phone call between Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
- The United States continued to insist on diversifying energy imports away from Iran.
- U.S. energy giant General Electric won a multibillion-dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq's electricity system amid intense U.S. lobbying efforts.
One must know:
- US reimposed sanctions on Iran's oil industry in November, citing concerns about its nuclear programme and its meddling in the Middle East.
Question:
Q. The United States has allowed which country to import Iranian gas for its power grid for another three months by extending a waiver to sanctions?a. Turkey
b. Syria
c. Yemen
d. Iraq
