US EditionIraq Pulls the Plug on Iranian Gas
- Iran has stopped supplying gas to Iraq, which has caused a loss of up to 4,500 megawatts of power, according to Iraq's Electricity Ministry.
- Iraq relies on Iran for up to 40% of its gas and electricity, making it vulnerable to supply disruptions amid U.S. sanctions that restrict payments to Iran.
- The crisis may push Iraq to diversify its gas imports while risking renewed protests over electricity shortages, according to analysts.
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Iraqi Official Says Iranian Gas Expected Back Within Days
NEWS BRIEF Iraq’s halted gas supplies from Iran are expected to resume within a week, an electricity ministry engineer told Reuters, offering temporary relief from a blackout crisis that has cut up to 4,500 megawatts from the national grid. The disruption, which Iran attributed to a domestic demand surge, has exposed Iraq’s extreme energy dependency […] The post Iraqi Official Says Iranian Gas Expected Back Within Days appeared first on Modern D…
Al Arabiya
Iraq says gas supplies from Iran have been halted
Iraq has announced a complete halt to Iranian gas supplies, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, which indicated that alternative measures will be taken to overcome the crisis at power plants.
Frankfurter Allgemeine
ORF.at NewsIran has huge oil and gas reserves, but is in a serious energy crisis. Now gas supplies end up in Iraq – where new power failures and protests could occur.
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