Highlights Iran slashed gas supplies due to unpaid bills Iranian energy minister pledged to resume supplies Iraq’s 90-day waiver granted on Dec. 30 Dubai — Iraq is still waiting for Iran to resume supplying the country with sufficient amounts of gas for power generation, after the US granted Baghdad a 90-day waiver to continue to import electricity from Tehran on Dec. 30. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “The reason for power shortages in provinces is the continuing slashing of Iranian gas supplied to power stations,” Ahmed Musa, spokesman for Iraq’s electricity ministry told state-owned Iraqi News Agency Jan. 5. Iranian energy minister Reza Ardakanian, who visited Iraq Dec. 29, pledged to resume slashed gas supplies, according to a statement from Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi that was carried by INA. Cash-strapped Iraq owes Iran billions of dollars in unpaid bills for gas […]