Iraq’s supply of gas from Iran is expected to ​resume within a week, an engineer at the electricity ministry told Western media on ⁠Wednesday.The electricity ministry said on Tuesday that the flow of gas from Iran had ⁠been halted ‌due to the shutdown of some generating units and load shedding at others, according to a Reuters report. The ministry reported that 4,000 to 4,500 ⁠megawatts of power has been lost from the electrical system as a result of the halt to Iranian gas supplies."The Iranian side sent a telegram informing the Ministry of Electricity of the complete cessation ⁠of gas supplies due to unforeseen ​circumstances," the statement added.Iran supplies between a third and 40% of Iraq's gas and power ‍needs.Iran has not given a timeline for resuming gas supplies to Iraq, two officials at ​the electricity ministry said on Wednesday. However, Ali Nouri, an engineer at the ministry, told Reuters the flow is expected to restart within a week. (ICE TEHERAN)

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