Military Source: At Least 5 Killed in US Attacks on Civilian Cargo Boats Heading to Iran's Shores
The United States has attacked two civilian cargo boats heading from the Omani coast to the Iranian shoreline, claiming the lives of at least five people on board, according to a military source.
The source on Tuesday dismissed the US claims of having targeted speedboats belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying, "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 stated, "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," he added.
Tensions have been rife in the Persian Gulf and around the strategic chokehold since late February, when the United States and the Israeli regime waged a war against Iran.Tehran shut down the waterway to enemies and their allies following the onset of the conflict.It began exercising far stricter controls last month after President Donald Trump announced an illegal blockade of Iranian vessels and ports in continuation of the onslaught and in violation of the terms of a ceasefire the American leader, himself, had declared earlier.The IRGC's Navy has pledged to enforce Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei's "historic" directive concerning the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
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.
11:59 - 5 مه 2026
