Under pressure from the United States,Iraq's new government is revising plans to develop gas projects over the next 2 to 3 years,as it seeks to lower dependence on gas imports from Iran.Iraq has long planned to boost gas and power capacity,but its 3-year plan to become self-sufficient stalled last October,when the Iraqi government was reduced to caretaker capacity amid widespread protests.1 The Covid-19 outbreak further complicated matters.But efforts are now underway to put things back on track under a new government led by Mustafa Al-Kadhimi,as pressure mounts from the United States to tighten energy sanctions on Iran-which supplies Iraq with gas and power.
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