- Title: Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after airstrikes kill Iraqi
- Date: 4th April 2026
- Summary: SHALAMCHEH CROSSING, IRAQ (APRIL 4, 2026) (REUTERS) AMBULANCE DRIVING THROUGH BORDER CROSSING WITH IRAN PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND AMBULANCE PEOPLE STANDING NEAR VEHICLES (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF BASRA, MAHER AL-AMIRI, SAYING: "Half an hour ago, there was an attack on the Iranian border crossing involving Iraqi travellers, resulting in five injured and one marty
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- Keywords: Iran Iraq crossing war
- Location: SHALAMCHEH CROSSING, IRAQ
- City: SHALAMCHEH CROSSING, IRAQ
- Country: Iraq
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001990204042026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: 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.
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