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May 11, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/world/middleeast/iran-ship-dead.html

Iranian Naval Vessel Sinks Another during Exercise, at Least 19 Killed

(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - During a military exercise in the Sea of Oman on Sunday, the Iranian missile boat Konarak was hit and sunk by a missile from the frigate Jamaran by mistake, leaving at least 19 people dead and 20 other crewmembers missing. The Konarak had guided a target out to sea to help the Jamaran testfire a missile. The Konarak had not sufficiently distanced itself from the target when the missile was fired and the missile slammed into the ship. Together with the downing of the Ukrainian airliner, the incident undermines an effort by Iran to present its military as a force capable of countering the U.S. and its regional allies.

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