"I am especially grateful to SPEHA (Special Envoy) Boehler for going directly to meet with Prime Minister (Mohammed Shia al-)Sudani in Baghdad. His engagement with Sudani makes it clear that the U ...

The Trump administration ended a waiver that allowed the Iraqi government to buy Iranian electricity in a renewed effort to choke off Iran's profits. National security advisor Mike Waltz told ...

National security advisor Mike Waltz told Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani that the end of the waiver was consistent with President Donald Trump’s "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran ...

For Iraq, the end of the waiver “presents temporary operational challenges,” said Farhad Alaaeldin, foreign affairs adviser to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. “The government is ...

The Trump administration has decided to revoke a waiver that previously allowed Iraq to make payments to Iran for electricity, as part of President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" strategy ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler when he was U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO ...