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The US president first brought the subject up in a meeting with Iraq’s then-leader Haider al-Abadi in March last year.

For Iraq. which did $12 billion in trade with Iran last year. the impact would be particularly dire.

Iraq to apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Tehran.

Oil-rich region has been racked by protests over poor governance by Baghdad.

Iraq is the second-largest importer of Iranian non-hydrocarbon products.

The deal includes building a 3.000-megawatt plant in Saudi Arabia.

Basra is home to Iraq’s biggest oil fields. and their exports make up more than 95 percent of the country’s state revenue.

Baghdad depends on the oil sector for more than 90 per cent of its revenue.

Iraq’s oil exports for February exceeded 95.940 million barrels.

The first international flight landed at Erbil airport on Monday morning.