(CNN) — Iran faces a renewal of UN-mandated sanctions within weeks unless it returns to negotiations on the future of its nuclear program and allows international inspections of its facilities.

Iraq has approved plans to build power plants able to generate more than 10,000 megawatts, aiming to run them on locally produced fuel as part of efforts to phase out its reliance on gas imports from ...

The move should bring Iraq closer to achieving "self-sufficiency of petroleum products", and reduce the burden of importing petroleum derivatives.