Fire incident claims 19 Iranian sailors
Navy authority has confirmed nineteen sailors dead and 15 others wounded in a friendly fire incident involving two Iranian naval vessels.
Report says, a new anti-ship missile being tested by the frigate Jamaran hit the light support ship Konarak in the gulf of Oman.
The accident happened during a training exercise near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s armed forces regularly hold exercises in the strategic waterway.
