# Iraq orders closure of Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/55329

- Reuters, 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-orders-closure-shalamcheh-border-crossing-with-iran-two-sources-say-2026-09-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa4961851db290001a7e764

> Iraq ordered the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran to close on Saturday as a precaution after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, according to two security sources.

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