According to CoinMeta, [Iraq Denies Closing Its Border Ports with Iran at U.S. Instructions] Financial News Agency reported on October 27th that the spokesman for the Iraqi Prime Minister stated that various Iraqi militia groups have agreed to place all weapons under state control by June 30th of next year. Several of these militia groups have already disarmed, and their members have been incorporated into the Iraqi armed forces. He emphasized that the reports regarding U.S. instructions to close the border port between Maysan Province in southern Iraq and Iran's Shab border port "have no factual basis," and that this decision was "made out of regulatory and administrative considerations." Iraq rejects any statements that affect the nation's dignity. (CCTV News)