After the U.S. moved to block Iraq's imports of electricity from Iran, Baghdad is looking to Qatar and Oman as possible ...

Farhad Alaaldin, foreign affairs advisor to the Iraqi prime minister, told a local Iraqi television network that the U.S. waiver for Iranian gas imports remains in effect, Mehr News Agency reported.

Iraq auctioned off contracts to run eight giant oil and gas fields on Tuesday, but is encountering reluctance from foreign companies over paying the high fees it wanted. Video courtesy of Reuters.