US grants energy-hungry Iraq new Iran sanctions waiver: source

The United States has granted Iraq another 90-day waiver to continue with vital energy imports from neighbouring Iran despite re-imposed sanctions, a government source said Saturday.The extension came after "long discussions" with Washington ahead of a looming deadline on a previous extension granted in December, the official, close to the negotiations, told AFP on condition of anonymity.The talks came amid spiking tensions between Iraq's two closest allies -- the US and Iran -- following a twin