Press TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cInstead of targeting IRGC speedboats, the United States opened fire on two small boats carrying civilian goods,\u201d the source said, describing the incident as a \u201cblatant crime\u201d.<\/p>\n
The source said initial US accounts were checked against local reports after it became clear that no IRGC vessels had been hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investigation revealed that US forces had attacked two small cargo boats transporting goods belonging to civilians,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe boats were travelling from the town of Khasab, along the coast of Oman, towards Iranian shores. The attack resulted in the deaths of five civilian passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The source said the United States should be held accountable for the incident.<\/p>\n
It attributed the attack to what it described as \u201chasty and clumsy\u201d actions driven by fear following Iranian warnings against what Tehran calls hostile vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
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