Overview
- Iraq’s national security adviser Qassim Al Araji and Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani discussed reinforcing border measures and joint coordination under their 2023 security pact, according to an official statement.
- Three sources, including a senior Iranian official, told Reuters that Kurdish separatist fighters tried to enter Iran from Iraq in recent days.
- The Iranian official said the Revolutionary Guards clashed with the fighters, accusing them of seeking to exploit the protests to create instability.
- Tehran asked both Iraq and Turkey to halt any transfer of fighters or weapons into Iran, the sources said.
- Flight-tracking data showed Iran briefly closed its airspace to most flights as protests continued, while HRANA reported more than 2,500 deaths in the crackdown.