The US military struck the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq overnight, Iranian authorities report. Two Iranians were killed and 11 wounded in the attack. The strike is part of the ongoing US campaign against Iranian targets, now in its 12th consecutive night.
The US military struck the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq overnight, killing two Iranians and wounding 11, according to Iranian authorities. The strike is the latest in the 12th consecutive night of US airstrikes across Iran, which CENTCOM confirmed early Thursday morning (06:53 Jerusalem) had been completed. The overnight strikes were described as more significant than in recent nights, including attacks on Kermanshah, Bushehr, and command centers.
Earlier today, at 03:55 Jerusalem, security analyst Chananel Aviv released additional footage of the crossing and assessed that the actual death toll was likely much higher than the two initially reported. The new official figure of two killed and 11 wounded matches the initial reports, but the analyst's assessment has not been independently verified. The thread shows that the initial report of the strike (version 1, 06:53 Jerusalem) provided no casualty details; subsequent versions (versions 2 and 3, also 06:53 Jerusalem) confirmed the two killed figure from Iranian media, with CENTCOM's confirmation of the 12th consecutive round.
As The Zioneer reported on Thu 03:55 Jerusalem, Aviv's assessment of a higher death toll remains unverified. The US campaign, which CENTCOM has described as targeting command centers and strategic sites, shows no sign of immediate abatement. The Shalamcheh crossing is a key border point between Iran and Iraq, and its targeting marks a shift in the campaign's focus to infrastructure.
What remains open: the full extent of casualties at the crossing, the extent of damage, and whether the strike represents a deliberate escalation in targeting border infrastructure. The analyst's assessment of a higher death toll has not been corroborated by any official source or independent verification.
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