US attacks 2 Iranian fishing boats off Masan, Qeshm Island

Two Iranian fishing boats came under attack by the terrorist US forces about 18 nautical miles off the coast of Masan village on Qeshm Island on Saturday (31 October), Hormozgan provincial officials stated.

Two crew members were rescued, one of whom was hospitalized with injuries, while two others remain missing as search and rescue operations continue, Mehr News Agency reports.

The Deputy for Political, Security, and Social Affairs to the governor of Hormozgan province stated that the US enemy attacked two fishing boats 18 miles off the village of Masan, in the waters of Qeshm Island.

Ahmad Nafisi added that this attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, targeting two fishing boats each carrying two crew, approximately 18 miles off the coast of Masan village, in Qeshm County.

Besides, Reuters said in a report that Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, citing a Hormozgan province official, said on Saturday that the US had attacked two fishing ⁠boats near Qeshm Island.

There was no immediate US confirmation of the attack. The White House and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Local Iranian ⁠officials said the attack wounded one fisherman, Iranian media reported.

The reported attack comes as ⁠Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered the armed forces to respond ⁠immediately and without "geographic limits to any enemy threat".

Source: Reuters and Mehr News