Baghdad said on Sunday that Iran has shut its border crossings to the Kurdistan Region at request of the Iraqi government.

Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Ahmed Mahjub said in a statement on Sunday that the closure of the border crossings was in the frame of measures taken by the Iraqi government to control the border ports and airports in the region.

“In order to ensure the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq after holding the unconstitutional referendum [by the Kurdish officials],” the statement added.

The reported measures come after the Kurdistan independence referendum that was held on Sept. 25, despite warnings by neighboring countries, Iran and Turkey against such move.

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