Bangladesh, March 12 -- The Trump administrations decision to revoke Iraqs sanctions waiver, which previously allowed the country to import natural gas from Iran to generate up to 40 percent of its electricity, has plunged Iraq into a severe energy crisis. Already struggling with unreliable Iranian supplies, Iraq now faces an even more precarious situation, as it used imports from Iran to generate about 10 gigawatts of power. The move, in line with President Donald Trumps “maximum pressure” policy against Iran, seeks to coerce Tehran into negotiating a new nuclear agreement while cutting off its financial and logistical support to paramilitary groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.

Washington allowed the temporary wai...