The US on Thursday again extended a waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian electricity and natural gas despite US sanctions, Morgan Ortagus, a State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement. “Under a US-issued sanctions waiver, Iraq is permitted to engage in financial transactions related to the import of electricity from Iran,” Ortagus said. “The purpose of this waiver, which the United States is renewing today, is to meet the immediate energy needs of the Iraqi people.” The extension is for 30 days, the shortest extension yet for Iraq, and will be the last extension issued, AFP reported Thursday. State Department officials did not respond to requests for additional information Thursday. In her statement, Ortagus outlined new sanctions against 20 Iran- and Iraq-based entities which she said were funneling money to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods […]