Deployed planes, ship for sunken Iranian warship IRIS Dena
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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,
At least 87 sailors were killed after the US attack on the 'IRIS Dena', an Iranian Moudge-class frigate, that was on its way home after participating in the Indian Navy's IFR 2026
More than 200 crew members evacuated, a day after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate, leaving 87 sailors dead.
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US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian survivors of sunken Iris Dena frigate: Report
It has also asked Sri Lanka to not send back the crew of another Iranian ship, IRIS Booshehr, that is in Sri Lankan custody.
Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island. U.S.
These rules have developed over centuries as states sought to regulate the conduct of conflict at sea while still allowing navies to operate effectively.
The reported sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena by a US submarine using a Mark-48 torpedo in the Indian Ocean has triggered debate among military lawyers and analysts about whether the strike was lawful under international law.