Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated

"the Iranian warship had died a 'quiet death'."

— Pete Hegseth , Executive

"the US had 'perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores'."

— Abbas Araghchi , Politician

"minimise Iranian attempts to use the detainees for propaganda."

— Jayne Howell , Other

"We are expecting a response from Teheran over the next few days."

— Aruna Jayasekara , Politician

"We honor the fallen sailors of the #Dena frigate, martyred on 4 March far from their homeland."

— Esmaeil Baqaei , Politician

"That vessel was by invitation of our Indian friends, attending an international exercise. It was ceremonial. It was unloaded. It was unarmed."

— Saeed Khatibzadeh , Politician

"The IRIS Dena was described as a 'prize ship' and said it 'died a quiet death.'"

— Pete Hegseth , Executive

"The attack has been described as 'an atrocity at sea' and stressed that it had been 'a guest of India’s Navy.'"

— Abbas Araghchi , Politician