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Iraq shuts three border crossings with Iran after Saudi pipeline attack

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Local time
1:47 PM in Baghdad
Where
Iraq-Iran border

Iraq closed the Shalamcheh, al-Shib and Mandali crossings with Iran, officials said, as part of efforts to track those behind the drone attack launched from Maysan province on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. Reuters had first reported the Shalamcheh closure overnight.

Why it matters

Baghdad is trying to show Riyadh it will police its territory; Iraq said on Sep 13 it would reopen the crossings.

Sources (3)

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Correction

  • Corrected the headline (it read "Iraq Shuts Three Border Crossings With Iran After Saudi Pipeline Drone Strike"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from diplomatic-security-response to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; added 2 sources: The Times of Israel live blog, Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence