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Armed or Unarmed? US and Iran Spar over Status of Iranian Warship Sunk by a Submarine
The U.S. says the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was armed when sunk by a submarine torpedo; Iran disputes this, calling the vessel unarmed and on a ceremonial mission.
- On March 4, a U.S. submarine sank the IRIS Dena after firing a torpedo in international waters near Sri Lanka, producing sharply different U.S. and Iranian accounts of the incident.
- INDOPACOM rejected Tehran's claim on Sunday that the vessel was unarmed, calling it `false`, while Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted it was a ceremonial target and an `atrocity at sea`.
- The Sri Lankan navy rescued 32 sailors and recovered 87 bodies, while IRIS Bushehr and IRIS Lavan later docked in Sri Lanka and India after seeking assistance.
- The sinking has intensified tensions and underscored the conflict's geographic spread beyond the Middle East, with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling the IRIS Dena a `prize ship` that `died a quiet death`.
- Rahul Bedi and other analysts say fleet-review protocol typically requires visiting ships to be unarmed, though limited ammunition may be carried for drills as Indian navy protocol and participating vessels’ live-fire drills show.
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