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<div>Iraq has closed country's airspace following Israeli-US airstrikes on its neighbour Iran.</div>
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<div>The announcement was here made by Iraq's Ministry of Transport said on Saturday.</div>
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<div>The ministry's spokesman Mitham al-Safi told state-run Iraqi News Agency about the closure, noting that &ldquo;the closure was preceded by the evacuation of all air traffic from Iraqi airspace.&rdquo;</div>
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