The United States has renewed a waiver to allow Iraq to buy electricity from Iran, a U.S. Department of State spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.
The State Department issued the 120-day waiver on Nov. 8, the spokesperson said. It was the 23rd waiver issued since 2018. The last waiver was issued in July.
Critics have said that the waiver financially benefits Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, which could be used for malign activities such as funding their proxies including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. There has been an active war between Israel and the first two groups….