Iraq reports returning 118 Iranian soldiers’ remains

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.

An ICRC FAQ rejected rumors of a new Iran-Iraq POW repatriation and said both governments considered the POW file closed. That did not end searches for missing people.

Iran Press reported nationwide funerals for 300 unidentified Iran-Iraq War soldiers, including 100 in Tehran.