The US military struck the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq overnight, hitting an IRGC position and killing two personnel and wounding 11, according to an Iranian report. The strikes were part of the 12th consecutive night of US operations against Iran, with reduced intensity compared to previous nights. Iran retaliated by striking targets in Kuwait, the report adds.
The US military struck the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq overnight, hitting an IRGC position and killing two personnel and wounding 11, according to an Iranian report. The strike was part of the 12th consecutive night of US operations against Iran, with reduced intensity compared to previous nights. The Iranian report also claims that Iran retaliated by striking targets in Kuwait.
The thread on the Shalamcheh crossing began at 03:13 Jerusalem, when Iraqi media reported a significant strike with several killed, unverified by official sources. Shortly after, Iranian media cited by Israeli outlets reported two fatalities, still unconfirmed. By 04:56, The Zioneer reported wider strikes on Kermanshah and Bushehr, including command centers. A security analyst later released footage and assessed the death toll at Shalamcheh as "much higher than two," though this has not been independently verified. At 07:07, The Zioneer reported that CENTCOM confirmed the completion of the 12th consecutive night, with the two fatalities at the border crossing now attributed to the Iranian report.
The overnight campaign is part of a sustained US operation targeting IRGC infrastructure, missile sites, and strategic facilities across Iran, as The Zioneer has reported on previous nights, including strikes on 15 targets in southwest Iran on July 22 and strikes on Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and Yazd on July 18.
The analyst's assessment of a higher death toll remains unverified. CENTCOM has not commented specifically on the Shalamcheh strike. The Iranian claim of retaliation against Kuwait has not been independently confirmed.
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