The latest from Iraq: Iran reopens its borders as Al Sadr urges calm: Iran resumed flights to Iraq yesterday, hours after it sealed its borders with Iraq following deadly clashes in the Iraqi capital, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Al Sadr who stormed the presidential palace following his retirement on Monday began withdrawing from the streets upon his request yesterday after unrest left at least 15 people dead and 38 wounded, according to the Associated Press. Flights from the UAE will remain suspended today.

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