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Iran closes two border crossings with Kurdish region of Iraq
Iran has closed the Marivan and Hawraman border crossings with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, urging residents to avoid frontier areas. The closures follow eight consecutive US strikes on Iran after two US soldiers were killed in Jordan.
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