US Jets Attack Iranian Ships Near Oman, Multiple Casualties Reported

KATHMANDU. At least 6 people were injured and 6 others went missing in an attack by US fighter jets on 6 Iranian cargo and fishing vessels near the Omani port city of Khosab, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.

The vessels belonged to villagers from the southern Hormozgan province's Bandar Lengeh county, the agency quoted county governor Foad Moradzadeh as saying. Moradzadeh stated that 20 people were on board the vessels at the time of the attack, adding that the injured have been admitted to hospital.