The head of the regulatory authority for the popular movement for the Belt and Road, Hussein Al-Karaawi, confirmed that the American decision is behind the closure of the border crossings with Iran, as well as the airports to Iranian flights.
Al-Karaawi said in a statement reviewed by the News Video Agency, "The people of Iraq are being deceived through various promises and titles to subjugate the citizens and push them towards standing with America and its axis under the pretext that the interests of the country require standing alongside the United States."
He added, "Washington continues to impose its dictates to ensure its desires and serve the Zionist project by making Iraq subordinate to it and its decisions," pointing out that "there are clear intentions behind the closure of the border crossings with Iran, and it is foolish to believe the narrative of developing and rehabilitating these crossings."
He explained that "the American directive and the decision imposed by Washington resulted in the closure of Iraqi airports to Iranian flights, and then the next step was to close the border crossings for known motives and purposes, as the order was issued by American envoy Tom Barak, and if it were not for the popular pressure, Najaf Airport would not have been opened to Iranian flights."