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14.11.26 - 04:06
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Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan Defy US Pressure, Refuse To Seal Borders With Iran (ZeroHedge)
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Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan Defy US Pressure, Refuse To Seal Borders With Iran
Via The CradleUS efforts to pressure Iran's neighboring states to close their land borders have failed, stalling Washington's campaign to cripple the Iranian economy, the New York Times (NYT) reported this week.According to three Iraqi officials and a US official cited by the US daily, Washington has spent weeks urging Turkey, Iraq, and Pakistan to close their border crossings with Iran.
via AFP
The US military has since launched Task Force Iron Gate, a Central Command (CENTCOM) unit tasked with blocking weapons, sanctioned goods, and illicit revenue from crossing Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea, thereby escalating Washington's economic war on Tehran. Several of Iran's neighbors have warned that cutting off trade routes vital to businesses and communities on both sides of the frontier could provoke “civil insurrection,” according to the US official.He added that the pressure has stirred growing ange...
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