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Iran Says US Strike on Strait of Hormuz Boats Killed Five Civilians
(MENAFN) According to reports, Iranian media has claimed that five civilians were killed in a US military strike targeting small boats in the Strait of Hormuz, offering a sharply different account from that provided by Washington.
Iranian sources stated that US forces attacked two small civilian cargo boats that were reportedly transporting goods and passengers along a route between the Omani coast and Iran. The reports say the vessels were not military assets, but rather civilian craft carrying commercial cargo and travelers.
As described by a military-linked source quoted in Iranian media:
“Following the false claim by the US military that it had targeted 6 Iranian speedboats, since none of the IRGC combat vessels had been hit, an investigation was conducted into the nature of the claim from local sources,”
The same reports allege that five civilian passengers were killed in the incident and characterize the strike as a mistaken or “hasty” action based on US concerns about maritime threats in the area.
On the other hand, US Central Command has stated that its forces were responding to what it described as threats to commercial shipping, saying American helicopters were used to target Iranian small boats operating in the strait. US officials also maintain that the operation was part of broader efforts to secure navigation routes in the strategic waterway.
The incident comes amid ongoing tensions in the region, where maritime security has become increasingly volatile following earlier military escalations. These developments have included repeated confrontations at sea, competing claims about naval engagements, and a fragile ceasefire environment that has struggled to hold.
Iran has rejected US narratives of the incident and continues to argue that its forces were not engaged in the activity described by Washington, instead framing the event as an attack on civilians.
Overall, the situation reflects a deeper dispute not only over the incident itself, but also over control, security, and legitimacy in one of the world’s most strategically sensitive shipping corridors.
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