dijlahpoint - Dozens of citizens in Maysan Governorate blocked roads leading to oil companies in protest against the federal government's decision to close the Al-Shaib border crossing with the Iranian side.

The protesters expressed their dissatisfaction with the economic and living repercussions of the decision, which led to a rise in the prices of vegetables and fruits in local markets, demanding the authorities back down from the decision and resume commercial movement.

This move comes amid intensive security deployment, at a time when the relevant Iranian authorities had not received prior official notification of the decision from Baghdad.