Iraq will temporarily close the Mandali border crossing with Iran from Friday “to complete technical requirements”, the Iraqi state news agency reported.
– Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Sunday that the US Treasury had urged Baghdad to keep just two crossings with Iran open to increase economic pressure on Tehran.
– Hussein warned that closing most crossings would hurt Iraq’s own economy.
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