Reuters - Iraq has extended an entry ban for any non-Iraqis coming from Iran, the prime minister said, as authorities in Tehran announced 15 more cases of coronavirus and a death toll of eight.

Baghdad had banned crossings by non-Iraqis from Iran on Thursday for three days and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday night that the ban would be extended. He did not specify until when.

�The prime minister ordered the ... halting of receiving travelers from the Islamic Republic of Iran except for Iraqis,� his office said in a statement.

Neighboring Iraq and Iran, both home to Shi�ite Muslim majorities, share close religious, political, and trade ties. Iran has suspended religious pilgrimage trips to Iraq. Iraqi Airways suspended flights to Iran.

Iraq�s health ministry said it had detected no cases in the country.

Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein; editing by Philippa Fletcher