Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after airstrikes kill Iraqi
Iraq has closed the Shalamcheh border crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that killed one Iraqi and left several others critically injured.
Reuters
4 April 2026 at 13:17:25
An ambulance stands at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, April 4, 2026.
Mohammed Aty/Reuters
Iraq closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the Iranian side killed an Iraqi citizen, security sources said on Saturday (April 4).
The sources said at least five Iraqis were seriously wounded in the strikes, which hit a passenger reception area on the Iranian side.
Iraqi police recovered the body of a man, while the wounded were taken to hospital, most in critical condition.
Iraq's border authorities ordered the crossing closed to trade and travellers, the authorities said in a statement.
Production: Ahmed Saeed, Natasa Bansagi/Reuters
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