Headline : Helping Iraqi People With Energy Needs

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"We want the Iraqi people, as we would want in any country, to have access to consistent, safe energy," said State Department Deputy Spokesperson Patel.

The United States has extended for 120 days a waiver that permits Iraq to purchase fuel from Iran without running afoul of U.S. sanctions. State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel noted that this is the 22nd time the waiver has been extended, so that Iraq can continue to develop its domestic generation capacity and create independence from Iranian energy.

“These waivers are short-term, and they are stopgap measures to provide energy stability. That’s ultimately what this is about, is we want the Iraqi people, as we would want in any country, to have access to consistent, safe energy, which is vital to so many civilian infrastructure projects, civilian establishments,” he said.

The United States has encouraged the Iraqi Government to take meaningful steps to accelerate efforts to wean itself from Iranian energy sources, Spokesperson Patel noted.

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