US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says

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 of the exceptions ⁠is in the ⁠Kurdistan ⁠region.

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