Iraqi citizens began an indefinite sit-in in protest of the closing of the crossing with Iran The Iraqi media reported the beginning of an indefinite sit-in of Iraqi citizens on the "Al-Mashrah" route leading to the Al-Shayib border crossing (Chatba on the Iranian side) in protest of its closure by the Al-Zaidi government. According to these media reports, following the ongoing closure of the al-Shayib border crossing (on the Iranian side of the Hezba crossing) in Maysan province, residents and protesters began an indefinite sit-in by blocking the road to al-Marshahr.