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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on March 10 denounced the US’ inhuman act of inflicting pains on the Iraqi people.

As regards the fact that the US decided to cut off Iran’s sale of electricity to Iraq as part of its policy of maximum pressure, he branded it as a harsh behaviour to add to the pains of the Iraqis.

Iran would cope with the US’ illegal act in cooperation with the Iraqi government, he stressed.

Iraq, where the vicious cycle of armed conflicts has continued for decades since the US forces’ occupation of the country, is reportedly suffering severe power shortage and is meeting more than 40% of its demand for electricity by relying on that imported from Iran.