The Iranian military says it accidentally fired a missile at one of its own ships in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday. At least 19 servicemen were killed and more than a dozen injured. As The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports, this isn’t the first time this year that Iran’s military forces appear to be responsible for a deadly accident.
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