Iran's natural gas supply to Iraq partially resumed on the 21st, three days after it was halted when Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field.
Iraq's state news agency reported, citing the Minister of Electricity, that supplies of Iranian natural gas at a rate of 5 million cubic meters per day have restarted. It also said power generation using the gas has returned to a stable level.
However, the volume is only about one-tenth of the previous level. The Iraqi government said the supply will gradually increase.
Iraq is also an oil-producing country rich in oil and gas resources, but because it lacks production and refining facilities, it imports natural gas and electricity from neighboring Iran. Iraq uses most of the natural gas it imports from Iran for power generation, and exports of Iranian natural gas to Iraq are exempted from U.S. sanctions on humanitarian grounds.