Iranian Friendly Fire Incident Kills 19, After Frigate Fires Missile At Support Ship

Images of Iranian ship Konarak after being hit by a guided missile in a friendly fire incident. via Twitter

At least 19 Iranian sailors are dead after a friendly fire attack in which a frigate accidentally fired a missile at a support ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to media reports.

Support vessel Konarak was operating near the southern city of Jask, south of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian frigate Jamaran was conducting a naval exercise nearby and shot a new anti-ship missile at the support...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/11/iranian-friendly-fire-incident-kills-19-after-frigate-fires-missile-at-support-ship

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