In a conversation with Al Jazeera, Fawad Hussain said: "There are many official and unofficial border crossings with Iran, and it will be difficult to close them all and it will affect our economy. "The Americans still want to close these crossings and we are currently talking to them."
Last month, Iraq closed the busy Shiv border crossing on the border with Iran in order to examine the security situation and install testing equipment to combat smuggling.
It is not yet clear whether the planned reopening of the Shiv crossing or the temporary closure of the Mandali crossing is related to the American request.