The Trump administration revoked a waiver which had previously enabled Iraq to transfer funds to purchase Iranian electricity. A State Department spokesperson underscored that the decision to rescind the waiver “ensures we do not allow Iran any degree of economic or financial relief,” pointing to the Trump administration’s apparent aims – as articulated in the maximum pressure memorandum of February 4 – to halt Iran’s “nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program and stop it from supporting terrorist groups.”