War disrupts life on the Iraq‑Iran border, isolating families and halting trade

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HALABJA, Iraq (AP) — To speak with his mother inside Iran, Yaser Fattahi waits in self-exile in Iraq for brief calls arranged by a cousin back home who travels close to the border between the neighboring countries where he can pick up a signal to connect them. Fattahi fled to neighboring Iraq in December, fearing arrest over his participation in anti-government protests in Iran . A trained nurse, he was caring for wounded protesters in their homes so they wouldn’t have to seek care in state-run