Sri Lanka, Iran
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Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home.
Sri Lankan authorities said on Friday they were escorting a second Iranian naval vessel to harbour and moving 208 of its crew to a camp, two
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. Whether the strike was justified, whether survivors should have been rescued and whether the war is even legal remain open questions.
Iranian warship IRIS Dena, guest at Indian Navy events, was sunk by a US submarine after leaving India, raising regional security concerns.
IRIS Dena was returning from India after participating in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam when it was reportedly attacked and later sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.
The Iranian frigate sunk by a U.S. submarine last week had just left an Indian naval exercise. Now India's political opposition is demanding answers.
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Iran says IRIS Dena was 'unarmed, unloaded' when US submarine torpedoed it during return from India
According to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, this marks the first time since World War II that an American submarine has attacked a surface vessel.
The torpedoing by a U.S. submarine of an Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean "crossed the line" with Tehran saying all bets were now off.