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Sri Lanka says trying to 'safeguard lives' on second Iranian ship off its coast after US submarine attack

On Thursday, a second Iranian warship approached waters near Sri Lanka, a day after a US submarine sank the IRIS Dena, Iranian frigate, killing at least 87 sailors.
Part of a three-ship group, the vessels had attended a military event in India and were returning from Visakhapatnam, India's eastern port after joint US-Israeli strikes began February 28, 2026.
Hospital officials reported 32 rescued Iranians are being treated under tight security at Karapitiya hospital in Galle, with navy vessels continuing searches, and Commander Buddhika Sampath said, `'We are only concerned about our obligation to rescue them as first responders under international maritime obligations.'`
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake convened consultations after Tehran requested refuge for the vessel carrying more than 100 crew, feared targeted after a sister ship sank near Sri Lanka's territorial waters.
General Kioumars Heydari, IRGC commander, said the force will fight Americans wherever they are, and state media said the IRGC struck a US tanker as the war spreads across the Gulf region risking Sri Lanka's involvement.

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