Saudi guards fire on Iranian boat, killing fisherman: report

Tension between Riyadh and Tehran reached a new high Saturday when Saudi coast guard vessels fired on Iranian fishing boats sailing close to the kingdom’s coast and killed a fisherman. Iran later claimed that the boats were pitched into Saudi waters by a sudden squall.

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