Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after air strikes kill Iraqi national

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 03:53pm 1 min read
Vehicles drive at the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Basra, Iraq. – Reuters
Vehicles drive at the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Basra, Iraq. – Reuters

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.

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