Iranian missile kills 19 sailors in ‘friendly fire’ training incident

Funeral held for sailors killed when missile was mistakenly fired at naval support vessel

Iran navy
An Iranian ship opens fire during naval wargames in the Strait of Hormuz
(Image credit: Ebrahim Noroozi/AFP via Getty Images)

Nineteen Iranian sailors have been killed and 15 injured in an accident involving two Iranian warships, the country’s navy has said.

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