Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after airstrikes kill Iraqi

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A pistillate   crosses the Shalamcheh borderline  crossing betwixt  Iran and Iraq. File

A pistillate crosses the Shalamcheh borderline crossing betwixt Iran and Iraq. File | Photo Credit: AP

Iraq closed the ​Shalamcheh borderline crossing ⁠with Iran aft airstrikes connected the ‌Iranian broadside killed an ‌Iraqi citizen, ‌security ⁠sources said ⁠on Saturday (March 4, 2026).

The sources said astatine slightest ​five Iraqis ‌were earnestly wounded successful the strikes, which deed ‌a rider reception ​area connected the Iranian side.

Iraqi ⁠police recovered the assemblage of ‌a man, portion the wounded were taken to hospital, astir successful ‌critical condition.

Iraq’s borderline ​authorities ordered the crossing closed ⁠to commercialized and travellers, ⁠the authorities said successful ‌a statement.

Published - April 04, 2026 04:32 p.m. IST

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