Iran said it would not negotiate under "intimidation", after US President Donald Trump sought to ratchet up pressure on Tehran by ending a sanctions waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from its Shi'ite neighbour.

Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighboring Iran, a spokesperson for the US embassy in Baghdad said Sunday. Despite its immense oil and gas reserves,

Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday condemned the United States for rescinding a waiver allowing neighboring Iraq to import gas from Iran.

Iraq has no immediate alternatives to compensate for the energy imported from Iran, which will cause a significant problem in providing enough electricity to meet domestic consumption, especially in the summer,

The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday

Move to stop permitting Iraqi purchases of Iranian energy will tighten sanctions but stress a U.S. partner in the region.

China should recognise that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions and decisions are driven entirely by national interest and not at the direction of other countries, Manila's foreign ministry said on Monday.

The Trump administration revoked a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraqi authorities to pay Iran for electricity as part of President

The US refused to renew a 120-day sanctions waiver for Iraq’s energy imports from Iran, raising the prospect of severe electricity shortages in coming months as demand increases with the rising temperatures.