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Iraq has closed the busy Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security and install detection equipment to stop the smuggling of prohibited materials, an Iraqi border ...
News Iraq » Basra » Security: Iraq closes southern border crossing with Iran amid US pressure on Baghdad
Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
News Iraq » Basra » Security: Deaths, injuries reported in stampede near football stadium in Iraq's Basra
Deadly incident happened as spectators gathered to attend the final match in Basra city in the country's first international football event held in four decades.
News Iraq » Basra » Security: Protesters break into Kuwaiti consulate in Iraq’s Basra after rocket attack kills three
Iraqi security forces gather outside the Kuwaiti consulate during a protest following rockets fired from the direction of Kuwait that hit a house in Khor al-Zubair, Basra, Iraq, April 7, 2026. REUTERS ...
News Iraq » Basra » Security: Iraq’s $17B plan to cut Iran out of Gulf-to-Europe trade
Iraq’s $17 billion Development Road is designed to link Persian Gulf trade with Europe without relying on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz or the Red Sea. A 1,200-kilometer railway and highway will run from ...
News Iraq » Basra » Security: Photos show daily life in Iraq's Basra near Iranian border as war slows trade
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — In Basra, southern Iraq, daily routines go on under the weight of the Iran war, as workers unload cargo at Umm Qasr Port and operations slow at the nearby Zubair oil field. At the ...