Iraq closes Sheeb border crossing with Iran for urgent security reasons, sources say
- On Wednesday, Iraq closed the Sheeb border crossing with Iran, suspending all passenger and commercial traffic at the major transit point until further notice.
- Iraqi authorities ordered the shutdown to review security arrangements and install detection equipment to prevent smuggling. An official described current security measures at Sheeb as 'weak and inadequate.'
- An Iraqi government source told Jazeera that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered the closure without disclosing a reason. Several additional border crossings with Iran will be gradually closed in coming days.
- Valiollah Hayati, a security official from Iran's Khuzestan province, confirmed the closure and said the Interior Ministry is conducting consultations with Iraqi provincial authorities to resume operations.
- Hayati advised travelers and trucks to use the Shalamcheh crossing, known in Iran as Chazabeh, which Iraq previously closed in September as a precaution following drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.
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