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US Renews Waiver Allowing Iraq to Buy Electricity From Iran Amid Hamas Attacks on Israel

Critics say the money Iran would receive—$10 billion—would be used for the regime’s malign activities, including its support for terrorism.
US Renews Waiver Allowing Iraq to Buy Electricity From Iran Amid Hamas Attacks on Israel
The Department of State building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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The United States has extended a waiver to Iraq to allow the country to buy electricity from Iran despite the terrorist attacks against Israel by Tehran-backed Hamas.

A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times that Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended the waiver for another 120 days. Critics say the amount of money Iran would receive—$10 billion—would be used for the regime’s malign activities, including its support for terrorism.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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