Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:58:27 +0500 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:58:27 +0500 60 Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after air strikes kill Iraqi national https://english.aaj.tv/news/330456415/iraq-closes-shalamcheh-crossing-with-iran-after-air-strikes-kill-iraqi-national <p><strong>Iraq ​closed the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the ​Iranian side killed ​an Iraqi citizen, security ⁠sources said on ​Saturday.</strong></p> <p>The sources said at ​least five Iraqis were seriously wounded in the strikes, ​which hit a ​passenger reception area on the ‌Iranian ⁠side.</p> <p>Iraqi police recovered the body of a man, while the ​wounded ​were ⁠taken to the hospital, most in critical ​condition.</p> <p>Iraq’s border authorities ​ordered ⁠the crossing closed to trade and travellers, ⁠the ​authorities said ​in a statement.</p> Iraq ​closed the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the ​Iranian side killed ​an Iraqi citizen, security ⁠sources said on ​Saturday.

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 the hospital, most in critical ​condition.

Iraq’s border authorities ​ordered ⁠the crossing closed to trade and travellers, ⁠the ​authorities said ​in a statement.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330456415 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:53:49 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Vehicles drive at the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Basra, Iraq. – Reuters