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Archive photo · 14 August 2021US Drone Attack Injures Fishermen, Leaves Two Missing Off Qeshm Island
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Two fishing boats attacked off Qeshm Island; two fishermen injured, two missing. Iranian state media and officials blame a US drone strike.
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Drone attack off Qeshm
Iranian media said an "enemy" drone attacked two fishing boats off Iran's Qeshm Island, leaving two fishermen injured and two others missing, with the incident occurring 14 miles south of the island. Fars news agency said the injured fishermen were taken to Qeshm and that "The search for the two missing fishermen is ongoing," while Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, quoting an official from Hormozgan Province, said the United States attacked the boats near Qeshm Island.
The US enemy attacked two fishing boats about 18 nautical miles off the coast of Masan village on Qeshm Island, and the attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. US forces attacked the two Iranian fishing boats off the coast of Messen village in Qeshm County, and each boat was carrying two crew members when it came under the drone attack.
Missing fishermen located
Iranian state television later reported that the two missing fishermen had been found, and it said "Two fishermen from Qeshm, who had gone missing following an attack by the American enemy on their fishing boat this morning, have been found." The two fishermen, a father and his son, had been located and were returning to the island, and one was suffering injuries to both legs.
Breaking The News said the Iranian authorities announced that "Mohammad Panjeh and Mahmoud Panjeh, a father and son" were found and were safe. Anadolu Ajansı said the injured fishermen were taken to Qeshm, while it also stated that the search for the two missing fishermen was ongoing.
Escalation and diplomacy
The U.S. has not confirmed the attack, while Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty expressed concerns over the consequences of further escalations at the IISS Manama Dialogue security summit. Qatar presented a draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday, and a senior Iranian official rejected it as unacceptable while saying Iran would maintain its nuclear position.
Iranian armed forces have repeatedly warned Washington against provocative acts that threaten regional maritime security and endanger the livelihoods of coastal communities. Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Tehran would respond militarily without geographic limits if the US and Israel attacked Iran again.