Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq, which was closed after a referendum on independence in the Kurdish area, the head of customs for the border crossing, Jahangir Bakhshi said.
“After the referendum and changes within the Kurdistan region our borders with the Kurdistan region of Iraq were closed... today the Bashmagh border is open,” the IRIB news agency reported.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Sbadi left the country for official visit to Turkey and Iran.
