Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians ...

An Iranian woman sells okra at the old market in Iraq's southern city of Basra - Copyright AFP WAHYUDI An Iranian woman sells okra at the old market in Iraq's ...

Instead, for the past seven years, he has been travelling to Iraq where he sells okra in summer and dates in winter, earning between $30 and $50 a day –- much more than he could make at home. "When we ...