Tehran medical course draws on chemical-war experience

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.

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

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

At the OPCW states conference, Reza Najafi renewed a request for help meeting Iranian chemical-war victims’ medical needs and attributed medication difficulties to sanctions.

Residents gathered in Kish for a Friday evening funeral honoring soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq War, according to Iran Press.

Tasnim reported nationwide funerals for 280 unidentified soldiers whose remains had been recovered after the war, continuing public ceremonies of remembrance.

The ICRC reported that the 2023 mechanism had returned 111 sets of remains to Iran and 13 to Iraq, while calling for sustained efforts to clarify missing-person cases.