US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says
Sri Lanka's navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.
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Sri Lanka's navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.
A U.S. submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Galle, Sri Lanka, resulting in the deaths of 87 personnel, with 32 others rescued and hospitalized.
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, leading to extensive U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets and Iranian retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the Middle East.
A U.S. submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, resulting in the deaths of 87 personnel, with 32 others rescued and hospitalized.
The US has carried out a submarine torpedo strike that sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka, according to the US secretary of defence.
The downing of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean by U.S. Navy forces marks the first time an American submarine has destroyed an enemy vessel in combat since the final days of World War II.
A United States Navy submarine sunk an Iranian ship with a single torpedo as the frigate was transiting the Indian Ocean, marking the first such kill by a U.S. submarine since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.
A United States Navy submarine sunk an Iranian ship with a single torpedo as the frigate was transiting the Indian Ocean, marking the first such kill by a U.S. submarine since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegeseth stated that a US Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka, resulting in over 80 deaths.
In retaliation for the U.S. Navy’s sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, Iran launched a new wave of attacks on U.S. and Israeli military targets, vowing that the United States would 'bitterly regret' the action. A senior cleric called for the death of former President Trump.
At least 80 sailors were killed after a U.S. submarine attack on an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka's coast. This marks the first time a submersible has destroyed a navy vessel in decades.
Iran has issued a stern warning to the United States after an American submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka’s coast during joint exercises with the Indian Navy, killing over 80 sailors and injuring more than 30.
An Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near Sri Lanka while returning home after participating in India's multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026 and the International Fleet Review.
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