2026-07-27T12:07:07+00:00
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Passenger traffic
at the Haji Omran border crossing between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Iran
is rising as Arbaeen pilgrims make their way through, while freight and
commercial exchange have fallen sharply due to regional tensions and security
concerns.
Another Iraqi
Kurdistan driver, Mirkhan Abbas, said that most incoming loads from the Iranian
side are now limited to construction materials such as iron and ceramics, while
food imports have fallen sharply. US-Iran tensions have directly reduced the
volume of trade, he said, cutting truck trips to roughly six or seven per
month. Iraqi drivers, he added, are restricted to exchange yards behind the
border wire and are not permitted to enter Iranian territory.
On the
passenger side, travelers including Noura Tasou and a visitor from the Iranian
city of Piranshahr said crossings were proceeding smoothly with no congestion
recorded on either the Iraqi or Iranian side, and that daily life and markets
in the border areas were continuing normally despite the broader tensions.
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