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

🇮🇶 IraqSep 12, 2026 00:06SRC: ARAB NEWS

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

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

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