According to Iraq's official news agency, the head of the border crossings organization in the country announced that Iraq will reopen the Sheib border crossing (adjacent to the Hezba border crossing) on the border with Iran on Tuesday morning, after completing the technical requirements and carrying out the necessary formalities.
This news agency also reported that the aforementioned organization will also temporarily close the Mandali border crossing on the border with Iran (adjacent to the Somar border crossing in Kermansha) from Friday in order to complete the technical requirements.
These developments come as Iraq's foreign minister, Fawad Hussein, said the US Treasury Department had demanded that Baghdad close all but two border crossings with Iran, in line with Washington's efforts to increase economic pressure on Tehran.
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