Al-Jazeera Net - private
An Iranian source close to the authorities said that the reason behind the bombing of an Iranian warship in the Gulf waters is more technical than human, while the former head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, Heshmatullah, asked Bishah to investigate the circumstances of the accident and announce its true cause.
The navy of the Iranian army announced the death of 19 members of its forces and the injury of 15 others as a result of the accidental shooting of its warship "Knark" by friendly fire in the Gulf waters on Sunday afternoon, without indicating the extent of the damage.
The Kanark is considered one of the support ships that Iran bought during the previous royal era from the Netherlands, and was developed in recent years, where it joined the Iranian navy in its southern waters in 2018.
The Iranian navy denied the news circulating about the sinking of the battleship in the Gulf waters, confirming that it had been towed to the Iranian coast for maintenance and repair of the damage caused to it.
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Regarding the cause of the accident, Iranian television stated that the small ship "Kanark" was bombed during military maneuvers by a missile by mistake by the war destroyer "Jamaran" in the Sea of Oman, explaining that the warship did not adhere to the safety distance after moving a target for training to its specified location.
According to Iranian television, the accident occurred close to the port of Jask and the city of Jabhar in the Gulf waters.
The Kanark has a length of 47 meters, a width of 8.5 meters, and weighs 447 tons. It can transport forces and equipment, as well as it is equipped with a 20-mm cannon, as well as three platforms for launching anti-ship cruise missiles. It is also designed to mine water and carry platforms to launch drones, according to Iranian media.
The barge crew
and the health status of the crew of the battleship, president of Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences Mohammad Mehran Amini said individual, it is among the 16 members were taken to a hospital Jabhar city, three of them left the compound after receiving medical treatment and that another person died of his wounds.
Amini Farid added in a press statement, that 12 people from the battleship Kanark team are currently receiving treatment in hospital and that two of them are under intensive care.
As for the confusion in announcing the accident and the number of victims, a source close to the Iranian army said, on condition of anonymity, that Iran is implementing strict measures regarding security and military issues and that there are a series of measures that must be taken at the higher levels of the large hierarchy before revealing Such accidents.
The real reason,
in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, was that the Iranian forces were late in announcing the shooting down of their Ukrainian anti-aircraft last January, stressing that some people might think that Iran wanted to deny its role in shooting down the plane, but the truth is that Iran will not announce anything until after He studied it several times and at different levels.
The Revolutionary Guards anti-aircraft destroyed a Ukrainian "Boeing 737" passenger plane due to a human error after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport, south of the capital, Tehran, killing all 176 people on board.
The source criticized the performance of the Iranian army's media department and its mismanagement of such events that would open the door wide to bring charges against the Islamic Republic, stressing that there are arrangements and instructions that the armed forces can master, but they make almost unforgivable mistakes when applied on the ground.
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He added that the real reason behind such incidents is more technical than human, and that the perceptions about the accuracy of the Iranian military industry are not true in all of them, realizing that his country has made great achievements in some of its military industries.
The source, who did not hide his anger from the repetition of human errors in his country, added that the Iranian army statement is completely devoid of any reference to the cause of the accident or possible hypotheses, which raises many questions, especially that the accident occurred yesterday afternoon.
Criticism and fears
The incident witnessed a great interaction on social media platforms in Iran, between those who blamed the Iranian army maneuvers that they justified their failure with human mistakes, while others defended it that the exercises meant simulating the closest conditions of the war, and that the tax must be paid to turn the country into Great power.
Some of the tweeters expressed their concern that human errors would lead to an unabated war with a foreign country, while others interpreted the incident as confirming the accuracy of Iranian radars and naval parts.
Meanwhile, the former president of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Parliament, Heshmatullah, called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to investigate the circumstances of the accident and announce its true cause, describing the incident in a speech to him under the dome of Parliament that it cannot be accepted.