Iraq closes Shalamcheh crossing with Iran after airstrikes kill Iraqi

AL-Monitor
Apr 4, 2026
Vehicles drive at the Shalamcha border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Basra, Iraq, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani/File Photo
Vehicles drive at the Shalamcha border crossing between Iraq and Iran, in Basra, Iraq, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani/File Photo — Essam Al-Sudani

April 4 (Reuters) - Iraq closed its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the Iranian side killed an Iraqi citizen, security sources told Reuters on Saturday.

The sources gave no further details on the incident.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed;Editing by Alison Williams)