Monday, September 25, 2017

Iran closes border with Iraq’s Kurdish region

Iran closed its border with northern Iraq
Iran closed its border with northern Iraq’s Kurdish region on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said.


A day earlier, Tehran ended flights between the territories as the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) prepared to hold a referendum on independence from Baghdad.

“At the request of Iraq, we have closed the airspace and ground borders with the Kurdish Regional Government,” ministry spokesman Behram Qasimi said at a news conference in Tehran.

Air traffic to Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports in northern Iraq were halted.

On Sunday, Iran also launched military exercises close to the border to mark the start of the 1980-88 war with Iraq.
  [aa.com.tr]
 25/9/17
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