US EditionUS submarine sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean with torpedo, Hegseth says
Sri Lankan forces rescued 32 crew members and recovered 87 bodies after the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank; the cause is under investigation amid regional tensions.
- A torpedo fired by a U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday night, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday at the Pentagon.
- Against a backdrop of broader bombardment, U.S. leaders said the operation targeted Iran's security forces and symbols of power, framing it as part of efforts to degrade Iran's military and naval capacity.
- Sri Lankan authorities reported 32 people rescued from the ship with 180 on board, recovering 87 bodies and life rafts after it sank near Galle, Sri Lanka.
- Following the strike, U.S. officials said more forces, including jet fighters and bombers, are arriving while munitions remain ample and C-17 transport planes aid evacuations of Americans in the Middle East.
- Adm. Brad Cooper said at least 17 Iranian naval vessels have been sunk, and Gen. Dan Caine noted `And their one-way-attack drone shots are down 73% from the opening days`.
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Hegseth says US submarine sank Iranian warship with torpedo in international waters. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The defense secretary also said more forces will be arriving in the Middle East, adding that the US “will take all the time we need to make sure that we succeed.”
U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
GALLE, Sri Lanka >> A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington’s pursuit of the Iranian navy.
Hegseth Slammed for Bogus Claim About Warship Attack
Pete Hegseth got a history lesson after making a big claim during his victory lap over the Iran war. The defense secretary, 45, got schooled by social media users after touting an American submarine’s attack on an Iranian warship as he showed no signs of letting up on attacks against the Middle Eastern power. “Yesterday in the Indian Ocean—and we’ll play it on the screen there—an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was saf…
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