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US submarine sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean with torpedo, Hegseth says

  • A U.S. military submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka, according to multiple sources.
  • The incident prompted a distress call and a Sri Lankan navy rescue operation that saved 32 sailors, some of whom were hospitalized, while many others remain missing.
  • The IRIS Dena, a Moudge-class guided-missile frigate commissioned in 2021, sank approximately 40 km south of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.
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Hegseth says U.S. sub sank Iranian warship off Sri Lanka

Rescue boats that reached the site did not see the ​ship and observed only ​an oil slick.

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An Iranian ship has been sunk by a submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.

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The US and Israel have been carrying out attacks on Iran since Saturday, which has responded with airstrikes across the Gulf region. Follow all the updates in our live blog.

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Around 150 people are believed to be missing when an Iranian frigate sank near Sri Lanka on Wednesday morning. Sri Lankan authorities…

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