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Military source: Five killed in US attack on civilian boats
An Iranian military source rejected the US claim of targeting Iran’s speedboats in the Persian Gulf, saying that the attack targeted two civilian cargo boats heading from the Omani coast to the Iranian shoreline.
Citing a military source on Tuesday, Tasnim News Agency said that the US military attack on boats claimed the lives of at least five people.
"Instead of targeting IRGC speedboats, the United States, in a blatant crime, opened fire on two small boats carrying civilians’ goods."
Detailing the developments on the ground following issuance of the false account by Washington, the source said, "Given that none of the IRGC’s combat vessels had been hit, local sources were consulted to verify the nature of the incident."
"The investigation revealed that US forces had [actually] attacked and fired on two small cargo boats transporting goods belonging to civilians. The boats were traveling from [the town of] Khasab, along the coast of Oman, towards Iranian shores. The attack resulted in the deaths of five civilian passengers."
The source asserted that the Americans had to certainly be held accountable for the crime.
It attributed perpetration of the crime to the enemy's acting in a "hasty and clumsy" manner due to the "inexplicable fear and nightmare" it has been experiencing since the Islamic Republic issued credible warnings against hostile and trespassing vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
Tensions have been rife in the Persian Gulf and around the strategic chokehold since February 28, when the United States and the Israeli regime began their latest bout of unprovoked aggression against Iran.