Baghdad, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Iraq's gas imports from Iran halted due to war: electricity ministry

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2026-03-18

Iraq's gas imports from Iran were completely halted on Wednesday, the electricity ministry spokesperson said, after US-Israeli strikes on a major Iranian gas facility. Ahmed Moussa told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "due to regional developments, Iranian gas supplies to Iraq completely halted an hour ago," cutting about 3,100 megawatts of power, which will "certainly affect the grid." Despite Iraq's abundant oil and gas reserves, its power pla......

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