Iranian Army Friendly Firing, Missile Attack Kills 40 of Its Soldiers

During the exercises, the boat was mistakenly hit by a cruise missile, and 18 bodies were recovered.

A missile accidentally fired from the Iranian navy during exercises near the coast of Jassak in the Arabian Gulf on Sunday, killing at least 40 Iranian soldiers, including senior officers. The ship was accidentally hit by a cruise missile.

The boat capsized when a missile struck, killing at least 40 soldiers on board. The bodies of 18 of them were recovered.

Iran first launched the Jamara warship in 2010. The 95-meter-long aircraft also has advanced communications systems, a warfare sensor and a helicopter landing platform.

A similar mistake was made in Iran on January 8 this year when the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran fired a missile at a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing 176 people on board.