Iran closes its borders with Iraq, halts flights amid violence: State TV ...Middle East

DUBAI: Iran has closed its borders with Iraq and urged its citizens to avoid travelling there, a senior official said on Tuesday, amid an eruption of violence after powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics.Heavy clashes in Baghdad killed at least 20 people on Monday, after Sadr’s announcement prompted his loyalists to storm a government palace and fight with rival groups.Millions of Iranians travel to the Iraqi city of Kerbala every year for the ritual of Arbaeen, which marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, Imam Hussein. Arbaeen falls on Sept. 16-17 this year.“The border with Iraq has been closed. Due to safety concerns

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