Iran puts economic squeeze on Iraqi Kurds
Turkish soldiers conduct military exercises near the Habur crossing between Turkey and Iraq (AFP Photo/ILYAS AKENGIN)/ ARBIL (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraq and Iran have turned to economic weapons in retaliation for Iraqi Kurdistan's independence referendum, with Baghdad closing the Kurds' airspace to international flights and Tehran freezing trade in fuels. After the autonomous Kurdish region's controversial "yes" vote for independence, neighbouring Iran announced joint border drills with Iraq and the fuel trade ban. In a conciliatory gesture towards ...
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