The United States failed to convince Iran's neighbors to close their land borders with the Islamic Republic. now.
A few weeks before the announcement of the establishment of the Iron Gate task force, American diplomats tried to get Iran's neighbors to close the land border crossings, but were met with resistance. This is what the "New York Times" reports, citing one American and three Iraqi officials.
Iraq, Pakistan, and Turkey have been particularly reluctant to support American programs. These countries fear that cutting off cross-border trade and transportation will harm their economy and their security as in Iran itself.
Turkey refused to close all border crossings with Iran. Iraq and Pakistan temporarily closed one or two checkpoints, citing reasons unrelated to Iran, and later reopened them.
Baghdad fears that restrictions on cross-border trade could spark unrest among smugglers and armed groups operating along the Iran-Iraq border, which is not fully controlled by central authorities.
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