Media: Iranian captain killed in US strike on vessel in Persian Gulf

Iranian captain Naser Ebrahimi Nezhadan was killed on October 30 in a US strike on a vessel in the Persian Gulf, the Fars news agency reported on November 1.

Iranian captain Naser Ebrahimi Nezhadan was killed on October 30 as a result of a US strike on a vessel in the Persian Gulf. This was reported on November 1 by the Iranian news agency Fars. No further details of the incident—such as the type of vessel, its affiliation, the circumstances of the strike, or the reaction of the US or Iran—were provided in the report.