On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced the barter deal with Iran but warned that Washington still has not granted a waiver for Baghdad to pay $11 billion it currently owes to Tehran, leaving the money trapped in Iranian accounts in the state-owned Trade Bank of Iraq.
Iraqi officials defending barter deal with Iran, saying it doesn't violate U.S. sanctions on Tehran
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