Iraq To Pay Long-Standing $2.7b Energy Debt To Iran

Maryam Sinaiee
Maryam Sinaiee

Iran International

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2023.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2023.

A senior Iraqi official has confirmed that his country has acquired a sanctions waiver from the US to pay $2.7 billion of its debt for gas and electricity to Iran.