On March 4, 2026, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that a U.S. submarine had torpedoed an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan navy rescued 32 survivors from the crew of 180, according to The Associated Press, and recovered 87 bodies. Foll»»»

An Iranian warship has docked in the Indian port of Kochi, a government source in Delhi said on Friday. This comes after a US submarine torpedoed another Iranian frigate — IRIS Dena. “IRIS Lavan… docked at Kochi on March 4. In this context, its crew of 183 is currently accommodated at naval facilit»»»

AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranAsiaSouth AsiaSri Lanka takes control of Iranian ship, brings crew to shore‘Every life is as precious as our own,’ said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, amid transfer of over 200 sailors after distress call 3-MIN READ3-MINAssociated PressPublished: 6:35pm, 6 Ma»»»

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Add TNIE As A Trusted Source COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday said it is deliberating appropriate action after a second Iranian ship has sought entry to its territorial waters, a day after a frigate belonging to the Islamic country was attacked near the island nation. Sri Lanka on Wednesday said it h»»»

After the sinking of Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed on Thursday, that it has struck an American oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf. Iran's Mehr news agency reported an IRGC statement which claims the Iranian Navy struck the US oi»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abas Araghchi accused the United States of committing an atrocity by sinking an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka and warned it would "bitterly regret" the precedent set. "The US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of»»»

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military had sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean, with a torpedo.He didn't name the ship, but it follows earlier confirmation from the Sri Lankan navy that it rescued 32 people after a distress call from the Iranian IRIS Dena, with around 1»»»

GALLE, Sri Lanka - A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on March 4. Sri Lankan Foreign minister Vijitha Herath had earlier told Parliament 180 people were on board the Iranian vessel, which he identified as the IRIS Dena.»»»

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ​Wednesday, dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy, according to Reuters. Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister ​said at least 80 people were killed in the»»»

A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. “An Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters… Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo,” he said. Hegseth did not name the Iranian ship that was attacked. But earlie»»»

A United States Navy submarine sunk an Iranian ship with a single torpedo as the frigate was transiting the Indian Ocean, marking the first such kill by a U.S. submarine since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike during a Pentagon pr»»»

A reported submarine ​attack ​has sunk an Iranian naval frigate off the coast of ⁠Sri Lanka, according to Reuters, citing sources in Colombo's ⁠navy and defense ministry. Earlier reports indicate that the IRIS Dena, a Moudge-class frigate of Iran’s Southern Fleet, issued a distress signal on Wednes»»»