Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein confirmed that the US Treasury has officially demanded Baghdad close all but two border crossings with Iran as Washington steps up its economic warfare against Tehran, in an interview with Al Jazeera.
￭ The demand will restrict trade and passenger traffic across the 1,600 km border, with only two crossings remaining active, including one in the Kurdistan Region.
￭ Hussein warned: "There are many official and unofficial border crossings with Iran, and closing them all will be difficult and will affect our economy", adding that "the Americans still demand the closing of the crossings, and we are currently in discussions with them".
￭ The demand puts additional pressure on Iraq to limit its economic relations with neighboring Iran.