Iranian Captain Killed in Gulf

AbadanShrapnel killed ship captain Nasser Ebrahimi Nejadian, Iranian state news agency Mehr reported.

Mehr said a US attack hit his vessel in Persian Gulf international waters on Friday.

The report does not name the vessel or say who else was aboard, and includes no US account.

Mehr said his farewell ceremony was set for 8:30 pm Sunday at Shahid Montazeri Park in Abadan.

How each outlet framed it

Mehr News Agency leans critical: reports the captain's death as a 'martyrdom' from a US strike on a vessel in international waters, with a farewell ceremony in Abadan