Iraq’s Energy Imports From Iran May Come To An End

Iraq’s recent announcement to end its importation of gas within the next three years will be carefully watched by Washington, as it would also mean the end to Iraq’s long-running dependence on Iran for gas supplies. In this context, when the U.S.-Iraq War ended in 2011, Washington wanted to keep open the possibility that it could rebuild its influence across the country, albeit in a more subtle way than had gone before.

Part of this was to be done through acting essentially as Iraq’s lender of last resort, giving money to each…