Ahvaz holds a funeral for the newly returned war dead

An ICRC-assisted exchange returned 72 Iranian soldiers’ remains through Shalamcheh, continuing recovery work more than three decades after the war.

A retrospective Sardasht cohort study examined mortality over 32 years after the chemical attack. It added long follow-up evidence rather than recording a new attack or exposure.

The ICRC documented another Iran-Iraq handover of remains from the 1980–88 war. Families continued seeking answers decades after the ceasefire.

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.

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’s OPCW review-conference paper called for greater attention to women and children affected by chemical weapons, including stronger research and support mechanisms.

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.