SRINAGAR: At least two people were killed and 11 others injured in a United States strike targeting the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq early on Thursday, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported, citing an Iranian official.
According to the report, Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security and law enforcement in Khuzestan province, said the strike hit the area around the passenger terminal at the border crossing in southwestern Iran.
Hayati also said a separate US missile strike targeted an area near the city of Andimeshk in Khuzestan. He added that further details about the attack would be released later.
The latest strikes came after fresh US attacks across southwestern and southern Iran. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its operations would continue with the stated objective of reducing Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial shipping in regional waters.
The United States has conducted a series of strikes across Iran since last week, while Tehran has responded with attacks on facilities and bases it says are used by the US military in several countries across the region.
The exchange of attacks has continued despite a Pakistan-brokered framework agreement signed by the United States and Iran in June, aimed at ending the conflict that began in February and creating a pathway towards a lasting peace agreement.
