Shafaq News / Ahmad Sebhani, director of "Al-Chathaba" crossing in Khuzestan province, southwest of Iran announced that the entry of Iraqi citizens to Iran through this crossing will be banned, starting from Sunday, December 15, due to "insecurity" in Iraq.

Sabhani added to the official IRNA news agency that Iranian citizens had been banned from traveling to holy Iraqi cities for two weeks, until further notice.

Iran had asked its citizens not to travel to Iraq because of "insecurity", while Iran had witnessed demonstrations that have killed hundreds and cut off the Internet for 10 days, due to widespread protests in the country.