Iran’s review paper emphasizes women and children

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Reza Najafi told the OPCW director-general that sanctions impaired care for Iranian chemical-weapons victims. The reported impact was his attributed claim.

Iran Press reported that 111 Iranian soldiers’ remains entered Iran by the Arvandrud waterway, welcomed by people of Abadan and Khorramshahr.

People in Ahvaz attended a funeral for 111 recently returned soldiers after Friday prayers, following their transfer from Iraq through the Arvand River.

Six unidentified war dead arrived at Shahid Madani Airport in Tabriz, where residents welcomed their remains, according to Iran Press.

The ICRC published an account of school mine-awareness work in western Iran, using a child’s drawings to show how unexploded ordnance still shaped lives after the war.

Iran Press reported a Tehran procession for an unidentified soldier killed during the Iran-Iraq War, reflecting the continued return of war remains decades later.

The OPCW reported a meeting with Reza Najafi in which care for Iranian chemical-weapons victims was raised. Iran linked medical-access difficulties to sanctions.

Residents in Khuzestan welcomed the remains of 18 Iranian war dead returned from Iraq through the Shalamcheh crossing.

A medical assistance and protection course opened in Tehran, where speakers discussed using Iran’s wartime treatment experience to improve responses to chemical incidents.

Iran, Iraq and the ICRC began a technical workgroup in Mazandaran to coordinate searches, recovery and identification linked to people missing from the war.