U.S. Approves Release of $2.76 Billion for Iran from Iraq

(Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday approved a sanctions waiver that allows Iraq to pay a $2.76 billion gas and electricity debt to Iran that had been blocked by U.S. sanctions on Iran, a senior Iraqi foreign ministry official said. Iran has been unable to access billions of dollars in assets in several countries due to U.S. sanctions.


2023-06-12 00:00:00

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