{
  "id": 19692044,
  "title": "US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/us-asks-iraq-to-shut-most-iran-border-crossings-iraqi-foreign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T18:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-asks-iraq-shut-most-iran-border-crossings-iraqi-foreign-minister-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says 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 exception is the Iraqi Kurdistan region. \"There are many official and unofficial…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}