Iraq's prime minister has visited Tehran to try to ease tension, at the request of Donald Trump, according to The National.
The Abu Dhabi based outlet listed the trip on its live blog on 9 November, saying the Iraqi leader went to Tehran "in bid to ease tension at Trump's request". Those are the outlet's words, not a quote from an Iraqi or US official.
Who the prime minister met, and what message he carried, has not been independently checked. Neither Baghdad nor Washington is quoted confirming that the visit was made at Mr Trump's request.
The report follows a statement by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein that the US had asked Iraq to close all but two of its border crossings with Iran.