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By bne Tehran bureau Iraqi Minister of Transport Razzaq Al-Saadawi has announced the closure of Iraqi airspace, coinciding with the Iranian strike against Israel. Iran has now launched two drone waves across its western borders into Iraq, with locals recording dozens of high-pitched Shahid drones, made famous by Russia in 2021 in its war in Ukraine. Al-Saadawi made a brief comment to the official agency, saying, “Iraqi airspace has been closed and air traffic has stopped.” Jordan earlier announced it was closing its airspace due to jamming from Israel of GPS and radar ahead of the Iranian atta…

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