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🚨 Viewer discretion advised: Disturbing visuals About 80 bodies have been recovered so far from the Iranian naval ship IRIS Dena, which sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka following an attack by a United States military submarine, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arun Hemachandra said. Speaking on...

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IRIS Dena, which earlier attended the Indian Navy’s International Fleet Review, is now in distress off Sri Lanka. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Navy has rescued ~30 sailors from the Iranian ship “IRIS Dena,” which reportedly had around 180 personnel onboard. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath confirmed the rescued sailors are being taken to Karapitiya Hospital. Deputy Defence Minister (Rtd) Maj Gen Aruna Jayasekara said a SLN vessel is leading the rescue, with the Sri Lanka Air Force on standby. The incident occurred ~20 nautical miles south of Galle, outside Sri Lankan territorial waters.
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IRIS Dena, which earlier attended the Indian Navy’s International Fleet Review, is now in distress off Sri Lanka. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Navy has rescued ~30 sailors from the Iranian ship “IRIS Dena,” which reportedly had around 180 personnel onboard. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath confirmed the rescued sailors are being taken to Karapitiya Hospital. Deputy Defence Minister (Rtd) Maj Gen Aruna Jayasekara said a SLN vessel is leading the rescue, with the Sri Lanka Air Force on standby. The incident occurred ~20 nautical miles south of Galle, outside Sri Lankan territorial waters.

Alpha Defense™🇮🇳

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The US Department of War released footage on Wednesday showing an Iranian warship being struck by a torpedo off the coast of Sri Lanka. The IRIS Dena was attacked by a US submarine, leaving at least 101 crew members missing and 78 wounded. “An American submarine sank an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said at a press conference.
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The US Department of War released footage on Wednesday showing an Iranian warship being struck by a torpedo off the coast of Sri Lanka. The IRIS Dena was attacked by a US submarine, leaving at least 101 crew members missing and 78 wounded. “An American submarine sank an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said at a press conference.

Iran International English

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Sailors from Iranian warship IRIS Dena marching in Visakhapatnam, India during the Milan-2026 naval exercise on Feb 19. Weeks later, the warship sank off Galle after a U.S. submarine attack that killed most of its crew.
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Sailors from Iranian warship IRIS Dena marching in Visakhapatnam, India during the Milan-2026 naval exercise on Feb 19. Weeks later, the warship sank off Galle after a U.S. submarine attack that killed most of its crew.

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A funeral was held for the crew members of the Iranian military ship IRIS Dena, which was sunk by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean.
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A funeral was held for the crew members of the Iranian military ship IRIS Dena, which was sunk by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean.

Sprinter Press

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“The warship was sent to the bottom of the sea,” says Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the attack on Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was returning after participating in Indian naval exercises when a U.S. submarine torpedo strike sank it off Sri Lanka.
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“The warship was sent to the bottom of the sea,” says Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the attack on Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was returning after participating in Indian naval exercises when a U.S. submarine torpedo strike sank it off Sri Lanka.

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🇱🇰 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Iranian sailors in Sri Lankan hospital after US sinks warship Iranian sailors are treated in a hospital in southern Sri Lanka after a US Navy submarine strike on an Iranian warship killed at least 87. Iran's foreign minister accused the United States of committing an atrocity and warned it would "bitterly regret" the attack
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🇱🇰 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Iranian sailors in Sri Lankan hospital after US sinks warship Iranian sailors are treated in a hospital in southern Sri Lanka after a US Navy submarine strike on an Iranian warship killed at least 87. Iran's foreign minister accused the United States of committing an atrocity and warned it would "bitterly regret" the attack

AFP News Agency

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There is a lot of confusion right now about the sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena and the role of the United States submarine in this incident. So let’s understand what most likely happened. First, the attack took place in international waters near Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Second, the submarine involved was most likely a US nuclear powered attack submarine already operating somewhere in the Indian Ocean region. Many analysts believe it could have been operating from the broader operational area around Diego Garcia, a strategic military base used by the United States and the United Kingdom in the Indian Ocean. Unlike conventional submarines, nuclear submarines can stay underwater for months, because they do not need to surface for fuel. The only real limitation is food and crew endurance. So the submarine could easily remain in the region, quietly tracking naval movements. Now here is the timing part. The Iranian warship IRIS Dena had recently visited Visakhapatnam in India to participate in a multinational naval event hosted by the Indian Navy. After the exercise ended, the ship left Indian waters and began sailing west toward the Arabian Sea. If the submarine was tracking it, the most logical moment to strike would be after the ship left the exercise area and entered open international waters. That is when the torpedo strike reportedly happened near Sri Lanka. Now the next question people are asking is whether this was legal. Under the law of naval warfare, if two countries are in an armed conflict, a military vessel of the opposing side becomes a legitimate military target. Warships can be attacked even in international waters. In this case, the target was not a civilian vessel. It was a military warship of the Iranian navy. So from a naval warfare perspective, this kind of strike is generally considered permissible during active hostilities.
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There is a lot of confusion right now about the sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena and the role of the United States submarine in this incident. So let’s understand what most likely happened. First, the attack took place in international waters near Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Second, the submarine involved was most likely a US nuclear powered attack submarine already operating somewhere in the Indian Ocean region. Many analysts believe it could have been operating from the broader operational area around Diego Garcia, a strategic military base used by the United States and the United Kingdom in the Indian Ocean. Unlike conventional submarines, nuclear submarines can stay underwater for months, because they do not need to surface for fuel. The only real limitation is food and crew endurance. So the submarine could easily remain in the region, quietly tracking naval movements. Now here is the timing part. The Iranian warship IRIS Dena had recently visited Visakhapatnam in India to participate in a multinational naval event hosted by the Indian Navy. After the exercise ended, the ship left Indian waters and began sailing west toward the Arabian Sea. If the submarine was tracking it, the most logical moment to strike would be after the ship left the exercise area and entered open international waters. That is when the torpedo strike reportedly happened near Sri Lanka. Now the next question people are asking is whether this was legal. Under the law of naval warfare, if two countries are in an armed conflict, a military vessel of the opposing side becomes a legitimate military target. Warships can be attacked even in international waters. In this case, the target was not a civilian vessel. It was a military warship of the Iranian navy. So from a naval warfare perspective, this kind of strike is generally considered permissible during active hostilities.

Praffulgarg

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Sri Lankan authorities are recovering the bodies of Iranian sailors who were on board a ship hit by an American torpedo in the Indian Ocean. At least 80 were killed and more than 30 were rescued. Channel 4 News reporter Amelia Jenne was outside the naval base where some of the sailors were taken. It's believed around 180 people were on board when the ship was hit this morning.
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Sri Lankan authorities are recovering the bodies of Iranian sailors who were on board a ship hit by an American torpedo in the Indian Ocean. At least 80 were killed and more than 30 were rescued. Channel 4 News reporter Amelia Jenne was outside the naval base where some of the sailors were taken. It's believed around 180 people were on board when the ship was hit this morning.

Channel 4 News

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An Iranian warship that had participated in a naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal was attacked by the United States off the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Around 87 Iranian sailors were initially reported killed, with the toll later approaching 100 after recovery operations. India did not intervene militarily. Instead, while maintaining diplomatic neutrality, it conducted search-and-rescue operations, provided humanitarian assistance, and permitted the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan to dock at Kochi for assistance. Despite this, while reporting from Iran, Arfa Khanum Sherwani said that Iranians asked her whether Indian men were “namard” (impotent) because India did not militarily support Iran or attack the United States after the incident. Arfa, on her part, agreed with that characterization, effectively endorsing the criticism of India’s response and calling Indian men #Namard. I would like to know if her brethren, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, and the cockroaches she supports, too, belong to the #Namard class.
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An Iranian warship that had participated in a naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal was attacked by the United States off the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Around 87 Iranian sailors were initially reported killed, with the toll later approaching 100 after recovery operations. India did not intervene militarily. Instead, while maintaining diplomatic neutrality, it conducted search-and-rescue operations, provided humanitarian assistance, and permitted the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan to dock at Kochi for assistance. Despite this, while reporting from Iran, Arfa Khanum Sherwani said that Iranians asked her whether Indian men were “namard” (impotent) because India did not militarily support Iran or attack the United States after the incident. Arfa, on her part, agreed with that characterization, effectively endorsing the criticism of India’s response and calling Indian men #Namard. I would like to know if her brethren, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, and the cockroaches she supports, too, belong to the #Namard class.

Rupa Murthy

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Multiple people are dead after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt, officials said. The submarine was carrying crew members and 45 tourists — all Russian citizens — in the Red Sea less than a mile off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt.
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Multiple people are dead after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt, officials said. The submarine was carrying crew members and 45 tourists — all Russian citizens — in the Red Sea less than a mile off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt.

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Sri Lanka will act in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and international law regarding the possible repatriation of Iranian sailors rescued off the island’s southern coast, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said. Speaking when questioned about the issue at the Raisina Dialogue forum in New Delhi, Herath said Sri Lanka would follow established international legal frameworks in handling the matter.
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Sri Lanka will act in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and international law regarding the possible repatriation of Iranian sailors rescued off the island’s southern coast, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said. Speaking when questioned about the issue at the Raisina Dialogue forum in New Delhi, Herath said Sri Lanka would follow established international legal frameworks in handling the matter.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says a U.S. submarine fired the torpedo that sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters," he said. "Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II."
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says a U.S. submarine fired the torpedo that sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters," he said. "Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II."

CBS News

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BREAKING — Be brutally honest: Are you happy that Pete Hegseth just confirmed the US attacked and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters outside Sri Lanka, even though it was returning from a naval exercise hosted by India and not actively involved in the conflict, with 200 crew members on board, 87 sailors confirmed dead, and only 32 survivors rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy? Yes or no?
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BREAKING — Be brutally honest: Are you happy that Pete Hegseth just confirmed the US attacked and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters outside Sri Lanka, even though it was returning from a naval exercise hosted by India and not actively involved in the conflict, with 200 crew members on board, 87 sailors confirmed dead, and only 32 survivors rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy? Yes or no?

Simon Ateba

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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 A US submarine just sank an Iranian warship with a single torpedo in the Indian Ocean. First time that's happened since World War II. The Iris Dana was 40 miles off Sri Lanka when a Mark 48 hit the stern. Pentagon footage shows the blast lifting the ship out of the water before it sank. 32 sailors rescued. 80+ dead. The US has now taken out 20 IRGC Navy ships. Iran's fleet is being erased. Source: AITelly
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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 A US submarine just sank an Iranian warship with a single torpedo in the Indian Ocean. First time that's happened since World War II. The Iris Dana was 40 miles off Sri Lanka when a Mark 48 hit the stern. Pentagon footage shows the blast lifting the ship out of the water before it sank. 32 sailors rescued. 80+ dead. The US has now taken out 20 IRGC Navy ships. Iran's fleet is being erased. Source: AITelly

Mario Nawfal

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🛎️🇮🇷 Dena Survivors Speak: "The Second Torpedo Hit Our Evacuation Area" Iranian sailors who made it home are now describing what happened in the water off Sri Lanka. A second U.S. torpedo struck the zone where crew were actively evacuating the ship. Survivors drifted for 10 HOURS before rescue vessels arrived. Twenty bodies have still not been recovered. This was not a battle. This was a massacre of unarmed sailors in international waters.
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🛎️🇮🇷 Dena Survivors Speak: "The Second Torpedo Hit Our Evacuation Area" Iranian sailors who made it home are now describing what happened in the water off Sri Lanka. A second U.S. torpedo struck the zone where crew were actively evacuating the ship. Survivors drifted for 10 HOURS before rescue vessels arrived. Twenty bodies have still not been recovered. This was not a battle. This was a massacre of unarmed sailors in international waters.

Ryan Rozbiani

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A narrative of an unjust attack by the United States on the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean “Hamed Momeneh,” one of the sailors on the Dena warship: This vessel had been sent to the port of Visakhapatnam in India to take part in a naval exercise. While returning home, and as the ship was sailing in international waters of the Indian Ocean, it came under attack. It was around 3:00 to 3:30 a.m. when we were suddenly attacked—an attack that was completely against international maritime laws. It was not a war zone, and we had received no warning. The attack was carried out without warning by a submarine. When the first torpedo hit, all personnel were at their posts, and fortunately at that moment we had no casualties. There were 104 crew members on board, and no one left the ship. Everyone stood their ground until the end. If their aim had only been to damage the ship, they could have targeted other parts, but the main goal was to kill the crew. Even so, we stood firm to the end. For us, the Dena was like the soil of Iran, and leaving it had no meaning. The forces remained with the vessel until 11 pm, after which they were forced to swim for some distance in the ocean to reach areas near the coast of Sri Lanka.
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A narrative of an unjust attack by the United States on the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean “Hamed Momeneh,” one of the sailors on the Dena warship: This vessel had been sent to the port of Visakhapatnam in India to take part in a naval exercise. While returning home, and as the ship was sailing in international waters of the Indian Ocean, it came under attack. It was around 3:00 to 3:30 a.m. when we were suddenly attacked—an attack that was completely against international maritime laws. It was not a war zone, and we had received no warning. The attack was carried out without warning by a submarine. When the first torpedo hit, all personnel were at their posts, and fortunately at that moment we had no casualties. There were 104 crew members on board, and no one left the ship. Everyone stood their ground until the end. If their aim had only been to damage the ship, they could have targeted other parts, but the main goal was to kill the crew. Even so, we stood firm to the end. For us, the Dena was like the soil of Iran, and leaving it had no meaning. The forces remained with the vessel until 11 pm, after which they were forced to swim for some distance in the ocean to reach areas near the coast of Sri Lanka.

Iran in India

189,841 views • 3 months ago

America has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka leaving at least 80 people dead. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ship "thought it was safe in International waters instead it was sunk by a torpedo - quiet death". The Sri Lankan military were able to rescue at least 30 people on board after a distress call was made. Injured sailors were taken to a nearby hospital. It comes as the war between the US, Israel and Iran continues to escalate.
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America has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka leaving at least 80 people dead. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ship "thought it was safe in International waters instead it was sunk by a torpedo - quiet death". The Sri Lankan military were able to rescue at least 30 people on board after a distress call was made. Injured sailors were taken to a nearby hospital. It comes as the war between the US, Israel and Iran continues to escalate.

Channel 4 News

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The US has confirmed that its submarine torpedoed the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena just 40km off Sri Lanka. This is the same warship that was docked in Visakhapatnam as India's guest at the International Fleet Review two weeks ago. India's naval chief personally met Iran's naval commander during the visit. And now it's at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, sunk in India's own backyard. Curious silence from all the vishwaguru sovereignty warriors who wouldn't shut up about strategic autonomy until very recently.
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The US has confirmed that its submarine torpedoed the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena just 40km off Sri Lanka. This is the same warship that was docked in Visakhapatnam as India's guest at the International Fleet Review two weeks ago. India's naval chief personally met Iran's naval commander during the visit. And now it's at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, sunk in India's own backyard. Curious silence from all the vishwaguru sovereignty warriors who wouldn't shut up about strategic autonomy until very recently.

Frontier Indica

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🇮🇷 Dr. Araghchi Vows Legal Action Over the U.S. Sinking of an Iranian Warship Iran's foreign minister spoke at a naval exhibition for the sailors killed aboard the frigate Dena. The U.S. torpedoed the ship without warning while it returned from a training mission. "A warship hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield on a training mission, without military equipment, without arms, attacked without any prior warning. The legal department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the Navy's help, will gather all the evidence of this crime, and we'll follow up on the necessary legal actions."
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🇮🇷 Dr. Araghchi Vows Legal Action Over the U.S. Sinking of an Iranian Warship Iran's foreign minister spoke at a naval exhibition for the sailors killed aboard the frigate Dena. The U.S. torpedoed the ship without warning while it returned from a training mission. "A warship hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield on a training mission, without military equipment, without arms, attacked without any prior warning. The legal department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the Navy's help, will gather all the evidence of this crime, and we'll follow up on the necessary legal actions."

Ryan Rozbiani

69,167 views • 1 month ago

A cargo ship carrying hazardous materials has sunk off the coast of India — Ukrainians were on board. The container vessel MSC ELSA 3 went down in the Indian Ocean. It was carrying 640 containers, some of which held calcium carbide — a chemical that can release explosive gas upon contact with water. Ukrainians were among the crew. According to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, the entire crew was rescued by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. All crew members are currently safe. The cause of the sinking has not yet been determined.
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A cargo ship carrying hazardous materials has sunk off the coast of India — Ukrainians were on board. The container vessel MSC ELSA 3 went down in the Indian Ocean. It was carrying 640 containers, some of which held calcium carbide — a chemical that can release explosive gas upon contact with water. Ukrainians were among the crew. According to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, the entire crew was rescued by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. All crew members are currently safe. The cause of the sinking has not yet been determined.

NEXTA

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