Iraq orders closure of Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran, two sources say - Reuters

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

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September 11, 2026

7:48 PM EDT

Updated 11 hours ago

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!An Iranian traveler walks at the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran

An Iranian traveler walks at the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran, Iraq, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty/File Photo Purchase LicensingRights , opens new tab

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iraq ordered the closure of ​the Shalamcheh border ‌crossing between Iraq and Iran as ​a precautionary measure ​after the latest drone ⁠attacks on ​Saudi Arabia, two security ​sources told Reuters on Saturday.

The sources said ​a wide-scale operation ​was underway to pursue ‌perpetrators ⁠of the attack on Saudi Arabia.

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Riyadh said on Friday ​its ​vital ⁠East-West pipeline was attacked by ​drones that ​were ⁠launched from Iraq.

Reporting by Aref Mohammed ⁠in ​Basra; Writing ​by Menna Alaa El-Din; ​Editing by Chris Reese

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