One sailor was killed and four others remain missing after a reported US strike on an Iranian cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
Mohammad Radmehr, governor of Minab county in southern Iran, said rescue teams recovered the body of one of the missing sailors following the overnight incident.
Radmehr said local rescue groups and emergency teams were continuing search operations to locate the remaining missing crew members.
According to Iranian officials, the civilian cargo vessel belonged to residents of the Kolahi district in Minab and was operating near the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman when it was reportedly struck during US actions in the area.
The vessel later caught fire in waters off Minab county, the official added.
Iranian authorities said 15 sailors were onboard the cargo boat at the time of the incident. Ten injured crew
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