Dossier
Marivan
Coverage of Marivan in the Nexus archive.
- Iran attacks Kurdistan Freedom Party's bases, state broadcaster says
Iran has launched heavy attacks on Kurdistan Freedom Party bases in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB. Earlier, Kurdish-language broadcaster Aryen TV reported that Iran closed the Marivan and Hawraman border crossings with Iraq and advised residents to avoid frontier areas in Kurdistan province.
- 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.