Two Killed in Reported Strike at Iran Border Crossing
A missile strike near Iran’s Shalamcheh border crossing with Iraq killed two people and injured 11 others on July 23, 2026, according to Iranian officials and state-linked media. The incident occurred near the passenger terminal on the Iranian side of the crossing in Khuzestan province, a major route for passengers, pilgrims and commercial traffic between Iran and Iraq. Iranian officials attributed the strike to the United States, while U.S. Central Command confirmed that American forces were conducting another round of strikes against Iranian military targets that day but did not specifically acknowledge striking Shalamcheh. Two Killed and 11 Injured at Shalamcheh Iran’s Khuzestan provincial deputy governor for security and law enforcement, Valiollah Hayati, said the area around the passenger terminal was hit by missiles. Iranian reports initially confirmed two deaths and later reported 11 injuries. Subsequent conflict-monitoring research identified the two fatalities as Iranian milit...