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Exclusive - US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody,

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Sri Lanka takes custody of Iranian ship days after US sinks warship
US presses Sri Lanka not to repatriate IRIS Booshehr crew, 32 IRIS Dena survivors to Iran
US sinks Iranian warship far from Gulf, NATO downs Iranian missile heading for Turkey
The U.S.–Iran war widened sharply on Wednesday after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people, and NATO air defences ​destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile f...

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Moment Iranian warship is blasted by torpedo after being hunted down by US submarine off Sri Lanka
'It's tiring, I feel trapped': Iranians speak to BBC as US-Israeli strikes continue
FirstFT: Pentagon eyes Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran
Ukraine has pioneered using mass-produced interceptor drones, costing a few thousand dollars apiece, to destroy Russian versions of the Shahed that have been used against its cities.

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Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven
Israel says it is starting 'next phase' of war, as Iranians tell BBC of war fatigue

US presses Sri Lanka against repatriating IRIS Dena survivors, IRIS Booshehr crew to Iran- Reports

A US submarine sank the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, 19 nautical miles off Galle, on Wednesday, killing dozens of sailors and escalating Washington's campaign against Iran's navy.

Iris Dena Highlights: "Single Mark 48 Torpedo" Used To Sink Iranian Warship: US

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.

After US Torpedoes Iran’s IRIS Dena, Indian Navy Deploys P-8I Aircraft to Aid Search for Missing Sailors

The Indian Navy has deployed its P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to aid in the search for sailors from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank off Sri Lanka after being torpedoed by a U.S. submarine.