The head of Maysan District Council, Mustafa Deer, gave Baghdad three days to reopen the al-Shib border crossing with Iran, speaking at a press conference near the crossing on October 25. Deere warned that if there was no response by the deadline, Meissen could move to a civil boycott, close roads and take what he called serious steps toward separation from the federal government. Baghdad ordered the closure of al-Shib until further notice five days earlier, saying it lacked scanning and monitoring equipment and other technical and logistical infrastructure. The Iranian Interior Ministry opposed the closure, saying that Tehran had not received advance notice from Baghdad. Iraqi political figures link the closure to broader security pressure on Iraq's relations with Iran rather than technical problems.

The head of Maysan District Council, Mustafa Deer, gave Baghdad three days to reopen the al-Shib border crossing with Iran, speaking at a press conference near the crossing on October 25. Deere warned that if there was no response by the deadline, Meissen could move to a civil boycott, close roads and take what he called serious steps toward separation from the federal government. Baghdad ordered the closure of al-Shib until further notice five days earlier, saying it lacked scanning and monitoring equipment and other technical and logistical infrastructure. The Iranian Interior Ministry opposed the closure, saying that Tehran had not received advance notice from Baghdad. Iraqi political figures link the closure to broader security pressure on Iraq's relations with Iran rather than technical problems.