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Reduction of Iranian Gas Supplied to Iraq Leads to Power System Loss

People crossing a bridge over the Tigris River as the sunsets in Baghdad on June 19, 2021. (AP)
People crossing a bridge over the Tigris River as the sunsets in Baghdad on June 19, 2021. (AP)
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Reduction of Iranian Gas Supplied to Iraq Leads to Power System Loss

People crossing a bridge over the Tigris River as the sunsets in Baghdad on June 19, 2021. (AP)
People crossing a bridge over the Tigris River as the sunsets in Baghdad on June 19, 2021. (AP)

Iraq's electricity ministry said on Tuesday that Iranian gas supplied to the central region was reduced from 30 million to 20 million cubic meters per day, while that supplied to the southern region was reduced from 17 million to 5 million cubic meters per day.

The ministry added, in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that the reduction in Iranian gas supplies led the national power system to lose about 2,600 megawatts.

The ministry said it is coordinating with the oil ministry on a high level to compensate for what the system has lost so as to not affect the sustainability of production momentum, INA reported.

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French Destroyer Rescues Mariners from Oil Tanker Stricken in Red Sea Attacks

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion is seen heading into the Finnart Ocean Terminal in the United Kingdom on Nov. 29, 2017. (David Mackinnon via AP)
The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion is seen heading into the Finnart Ocean Terminal in the United Kingdom on Nov. 29, 2017. (David Mackinnon via AP)
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French Destroyer Rescues Mariners from Oil Tanker Stricken in Red Sea Attacks

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion is seen heading into the Finnart Ocean Terminal in the United Kingdom on Nov. 29, 2017. (David Mackinnon via AP)
The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion is seen heading into the Finnart Ocean Terminal in the United Kingdom on Nov. 29, 2017. (David Mackinnon via AP)

A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack in the Red Sea, officials said Thursday, while also destroying a bomb-carrying drone boat in the area.
Yemen's Houthi militias are suspected to have carried out the assault on the Sounion, though they have yet to claim responsibility for the attack.
The Sounion is now at anchor in the Red Sea and no longer drifting, the European Union's Operation Aspides said. However, it wasn't clear if the vessel was still ablaze. The vessel had been staffed by a crew of Filipinos and Russians.
Military officials did not name the French destroyer involved in the rescue, The Associated Press reported.

The Houthis have targeted more than 80 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started in October. They seized one vessel and sank two in the campaign that also killed four sailors.
Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a US-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets.