Iran Claims US Attacked Two Fishing Boats in Strait of Hormuz

Iran has claimed that the US attacked two Iranian fishing boats near the Strait of Hormuz, though the alleged attack has not been independently confirmed.

Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, citing an official in Hormozgan province, reported on October 31 that US forces attacked the two boats near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Two fishermen were initially reported missing and one was injured.

Iranian state television later reported that the two missing fishermen had been found. Their condition was not disclosed.

AFP said it had asked US Central Command whether an attack took place but did not receive a response.

The claim came as tensions in the Middle East intensified over the possibility of renewed US and Israeli military strikes on Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the same day that Tehran would respond militarily without geographic limits if the US and Israel attacked Iran again.