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2020-06-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran officials say Saudis fired on fishing boat straying into territorial waters
[THEBAGHDADPOST] Local officials in Iran’s Bushehr Province on the Arabian Gulf say Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
’s coasties fired on Iranian fishermen who inadvertently crossed into Saudi waters.

The date of the incident has not been mentioned but the fishermen left an Iranian port on June 21 for a
three hour cruise
ten-day fishing expedition, according to a report by Iran’s Mehr news agency, quoting Ardeshir Yarahmadi a fisheries front man in Bushehr.

Yarahmadi and other officials confirmed that no fishermen were harmed in the incident.

Local officials also said that sea currents might have pushed the Iranian boat into Saudi waters inadvertently. A complete report will be issued once a full investigation takes place, officials said.
Posted by Fred 2020-06-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ]  Top
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