Iraq said on the 13th it will begin phased reopenings of three previously closed border crossings with Iran, allowing passenger movement and commercial trade between the 13th and 17th. In recent days drones launched from inside Iraq struck Saudi Arabia’s east–west oil pipelines; Riyadh strongly condemned the attacks. On the 12th Iraq had closed several Iran-border crossings and agreed to Iran’s request for a joint investigation of drone launch platforms found near the shared frontier.