U.S. grants Iraq 45-day waiver over Iran sanctions to import gas, electricity -U.S. Embassy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq can continue to import natural gas and energy supplies from Iran for a period of 45 days, the United States has said, several days after reimposing sanctions on Tehran's oil sector."The United States has given Iraq a temporary relief from the sanctions for 45 days to continue purchasing natural gas and electricity from Iran," the U.S. Embassy in Iraq said in a video published on its official Facebook page on Thursday."This relief gives Iraq time to start taking steps..