Iran closes border with Iraqi Kurdistan
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi speaks during a press conference on August 22, 2016 in Tehran. (AFP)/ “At the request of the Iraqi government, we have closed our land and air borders” with Iraqi Kurdistan, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said at a press conference. The referendum is “illegal and illegitimate,” he added. Iran had already announced on Sunday that it was stopping all flights to and from Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the vote. President Hassan Rouhani spoke overnight with Iraqi Prime Minister ...
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