US EditionWhat Happens to the Iranian Sailors Stranded in Sri Lanka?
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US memo exposes Sri Lankan “humanitarian” posturing over Iranian sailors’ rescue
Contrary to the president’s claims, Colombo is functioning as a compliant intermediary for the diplomatic and strategic objectives of the US and Israel in the war of extermination against Iran.
A Sri Lankan court has ordered the return to the Iranian embassy of the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship last week off the island's coast, local media reported on Monday. The warship, the IRIS Dena, was torpedoed by a US submarine in the Indian Ocean as it returned from naval exercises organised by India amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. www.ertnews.gr
The IRIS Bushehr, an Iranian naval logistics ship, accompanied the frigate IRIS Dena. On or around March 5, 2026, it reported engine damage, anchored in front of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and asked for humanitarian assistance. All 208 crew members (53 officers, 84 cadets and more) departed. They were taken to the Welisara naval base, medically examined and supervised by the Sri Lankan authorities. Sri Lanka took control of the ship (first with a small…
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