{
  "id": 19009634,
  "title": "US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/us-asks-iraq-to-shut-most-iran-border-crossings-iraqi-foreign-19009634",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T19:47:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/us-asks-iraq-shut-most-iran-border-crossings-iraqi-foreign-minister-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nAccording 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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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/us-asks-iraq-to-shut-most-iran-border-crossings-iraqi-foreign",
        "published": "2026-11-08T19:06:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iraq has agreed with the US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/iraq-has-agreed-with-the-us-to-allow-oil-exports-through-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-11-08T19:47:20.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}