Three fishermen injured in drone incident off southern Iran

Three fishermen injured in drone incident off southern Iran

Three ​fishermen were ‌injured after a ​fishing boat was struck by ‌what local authorities described as an "enemy drone" off Iran's southern coast, the Hormozgan ‌provincial governor's office said, according ‌to Mehr news agency on Wednesday.

The vessel was struck while sailing about ⁠18 ​nautical ⁠miles from Bondaran village in Sirik county. ⁠Three crew members were seriously injured and ​taken to hospital for treatment. The ⁠United States regularly conducts drone surveillance ⁠over the ​Gulf and has in recent months struck targets ⁠in southern Iran that it said were ⁠used ⁠to disrupt navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

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