US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says
Nov 8 (Reuters) - The US Treasury has asked Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran except for two as part of Washington's policy of increasing economic pressure on Tehran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an interview with Al Jazeera. One of the exceptions is in the Kurdistan region. "There are many official and unofficial border crossings with Iran, and closing all of them would…
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated in an interview with Al Jazeera that the US Treasury has requested Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran, with the exception of two. One of these permitted exceptions is located in the Kurdistan region. Hussein noted that while the Americans are continuing to demand the closure of the crossings, Iraq is currently in discussions with them, adding that closing the many official and unofficial crossings would be difficult and would affect the Iraqi economy.
According to Middle East Eye, Hussein also stated that Iraq has reached understandings with the US to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman. Additionally, Hussein reported that Iraq's losses from the Iran war and disruptions to oil exports have reached $60 billion.
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