Iran resumes gas flow to Iraq after completion of maintenance work.

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The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced on Sunday the resumption of Iranian gas pumping to Iraq at a rate of five million cubic meters per day, following the completion of periodic maintenance work on the pipelines. The official spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Musa, said that "the ministry has restarted the generating units affected by the gas shortage in the Basmaya and Mansouriya power plants," noting that the resumption of pumping will lead to a noticeable improvement in the electricity service within 24 hours. This comes after Iran stopped gas exports to Iraq on November 28 due to expected maintenance work on the pipelines, which lasted a week. The ministry also announced the resumption of gas pumping from the Kor Mor field in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, three days after production was halted as a result of a drone attack that led to a fire and disrupted the supply of gas to power plants. The statement explained that gas began flowing to power plants since 2:00 AM on Sunday, confirming that all stations will resume operations soon. The statement indicated that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, has assigned the formation of a high-level investigation committee to investigate the attack on the Kor Mor field, which has previously been subjected to several attacks by drones and missiles of unknown origin, the latest of which was in February 2025, without recording any human losses.