The IRINN TV news channel reported local sources from Boushehr province as saying today that Saudi coast guard officers fired at two Iranian fishermen Friday, killing one.
Several Iranian news websites also reported that two Iranian boats were shot at as they approached a Saudi oil rig.
Predominantly Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi kingdom have been regional rivals and support opposite sides in conflicts across the Middle East, including the wars in Syria and Yemen.
Iran and Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties in 2016, and twin Islamic State-claimed attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader last week flared tensions to a new high between the two nations.
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