Iran Sinks Warship, Kills 19 in Friendly Fire Incident


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On May 10, Iranian frigate Jamaran accidentally struck support ship Konarak with an antiship missile, Iran’s navy said on Monday. During exercises held in the Gulf of Oman, Jamaran fired a Noor (C-802) missile at a training target released by Konarak, which was hit after remaining too close to the testing area. Videos depicting the incident show a heavily damaged and smoking vessel; at least 19 sailors were killed and 15 were injured.  

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Masao Dahlgren, "Iran Sinks Warship, Kills 19 in Friendly Fire Incident," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 11, 2020, last modified May 26, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/iran-sinks-warship-kills-19-in-friendly-fire-incident/.