In an interview with FRANCE 24, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the "no war and no peace" situation in the region "cannot continue". He also said that closing all but two border crossings with Iran, as Washington demands, was “not possible". Finally, he confirmed that Iraqi oil now is now flowing through the Strait of Hormuz under US protection.
Fuad Hussein stated that Iraq cannot close its borders to Iran, and said that implementing this US demand would be a form of sanctions against the Iraqi people, and Baghdad has not implemented it so far.