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Chazzabeh Border Crossing Reopened

reporter 1222 — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:04:13 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Chazzabeh Border crossing located in Dasht-e Azadegan County’s Bostan District, Khuzestan province, has been reopened for commercial exchanges between Iran and Iraq after five months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Governor of Dasht-e Azadegan Hossein Silavi said the border crossing resumed its commercial operations on Sunday morning (July 26) with strict health protocols in place.

He noted that Chazzabeh border crossing will be open all weekdays, except on official holidays.

On July 23, Khosravi border crossing (called Manzarieh on the Iraqi side) also resumed its commercial operations in a bid to facilitate the challenged exchanges between the two countries.

Khosravi border crossing links Iran’s Kermanshah province and Iraq’s Diyala Governorate.

The borders of Tamarchin, Parvizkhan, and Bashmaq between the two countries remain closed to commercial exchanges.

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Limited Reopening of Two Iran, Iraq Borders

reporter 1222 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:03:45 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that the Soomar and Shalamcheh borders will be reopened to a limited extent.

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that Iraq’s Prime Minister Mostafa al-Kadhimi has agreed to a limited reopening of borders in Mandali in Diyala province and the Shalamcheh border in Basra province.

He added that according to the Iraqi officials, the reopening of the two borders will be two days a week and 250 trucks of Iranian export cargo can pass via each border every day.

Iraqi officials have emphasized the strict implementation of health protocols and meeting the needs of the two Iraqi provinces, Latifi said.

Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Iraq, Shalamcheh border crossing and other borders in the central government as well as the borders of the Iraqi Kurdistan region had been closed.

Shalamcheh International Border is 15 km away from Khorramshahr and 20 km from Basra, Iraq, and is the most prominent border crossing point in Khuzestan province for trading transactions.

Soomar border is located in Kermanshah province and it was also closed for more than four months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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IRICA: Iranian trucks enter Turkey after borders reopened

reporter 1222 — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 03:55:04 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A total number of 150 Iranian trucks entered neighboring Turkey on Friday after the resumption of border trade between the two countries, which was suspended for more than three months due to the coronavirus spread in the region, announced the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

The IRICA spokesman, Rouhollah Latifi, added this took place on the first day following the reopening of the common border between the two countries on Thursday, Mehr News Agency reported.

He said the trucks entered Turkey through the three borders of Bazargan, Serow, and Razi, all located in northwestern Iran.

Latifi noted that in addition, 35 Turkish trucks, carrying goods, entered the Iranian territory on the same day.

A total number of 54 railroad cars loaded with Iranian products entered Turkey through Razi customs on this day, he said, adding, “Turkey also sent 26 freight cars carrying goods and commodities to the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

In the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, Turkey closed its land border to Iranian trucks as of February 22. The border closure continued for over three months.

French medical cargo

In addition, Director General of Bazargan Customs Administration Sadeq Namdar said on Friday that the first medical cargo from France arrived in Iran after the reopening of Bazargan border, according to Mehr News Agency.

He added the consignment comprises 7,300 kilograms of antiserum valued at €618,981, which is on its way to Tehran.

“Previously, due to the closure of Bazargan border, 19 medical cargos had entered the country through the Sarisu market in proximity to the border.”

Bazargan border is the only international border between Iran and Turkey which is open round the clock.

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Iraqi officials: Shalamcheh border to reopen next week

reporter 1222 — Sat, 30 May 2020 05:58:53 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi officials voiced readiness after over 50 days to reopen the Shalamcheh border crossing in the southern Iraqi province of Basra in the upcoming week.

It has been decided that the Shalamcheh border crossing be reopened next week after joint meetings with the Iraqi Coronavirus Combat Headquarters, said Adnan Abdullah, the deputy director of the Shalamcheh border crossing in Basra Province, in an address to the country’s media, Mehr News Agency reported.

He noted that vehicles and trucks are expected to be disinfected in a health care center near the Shalamcheh border.

Abdullah expressed hope that the two countries could resume their trade after preventive measures against coronavirus are completely implemented within the next week.

A member of the presiding board of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, Seyyed Hamid Hosseini, said Iraqi officials have also promised to reopen the Mehran border crossing (in western Iran) in the next week.

Iraq decided to close common borders in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak in the country and region. The same decision was made by the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in the aftermath of the eruption of the crisis.

The Shalamcheh international border is 15 kilometers off the southwestern Iranian city of Khorramshahr, located 20 kilometers from Basra. It is the most prominent border crossing in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan for trade transactions with Iraq.

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