A missile fired during an Iranian military training exercise mistakenly struck a naval vessel instead of its intended target, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others.
The bungled training exercises took place Sunday and raised new questions about the readiness of the Islamic Republic's armed forces amid heightened tensions with U.S., just months after they accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran, killing 176 passengers.
Analysts have warned regional tensions likely will increase again. This week also marks the anniversary of attacks on oil tankers near the strait that the U.S. blamed on Iran. Iranian vessels towed the Konarak to its nearby namesake port of Konarak in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan province after the strike, satellite photos released by Maxar Technologies showed. The vessel appeared heavily damaged in the images.
It appeared the sailors may have been firing Noor anti-ship missiles during the exercise, said Reed Foster, a senior analyst at Jane's. He said a replacement for the vessel “will likely take years to come into service" and was a blow to the navy that also has seen a destroyer sink in the Caspian Sea in January 2018.
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