Iraq closes Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security

BASRA, Oct 21: Iraq has closed the busy Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security and install detection equipment to stop the smuggling of prohibited materials, an Iraqi border official said on Wednesday.

Sheeb would be closed to passengers, vehicles and commercial trucks until further notice, two other sources at the crossing said.

A security official from Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province also said that the Sheeb crossing, known in Iran as Chazabeh, will be closed until further notice, adding that the decision was taken by the Iraqi government, the Iranian labour news agency reported on Wednesday.�" REUTERS