Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home Iranian Warship Sunk by US Submarine Was in India for a Joint Drill.

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The country also disclosed that around 180 people were believed to have been aboard the Iris Dena, based on the ship's documentation.

A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

The Indian Navy launched search and rescue operations following a distress signal from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a United States submarine.

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of ​sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

An Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home...

Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way...

A US submarine's sinking of an Iranian frigate near Sri Lanka raises concerns about the war expanding into South-east Asia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a dramatic turn of events, the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank approximately 40 nautical miles south of Galle, Sri Lanka, after issuing a distress call around 5:30 am local time. Initial reports of a search and rescue operation quickly evolved into confirmation that the United States had carried out a torpedo strike against the […]

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 defenses destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey. The escalation came as the powerful son of Iran's slain supreme leader emerged as a…

Iris Dena visited India between Feb 17 and Feb 25 for the International Fleet Review 2026 and MILAN 2026 organised by the Indian Navy. India has also invited the US navy to participate in the event but America was represented by its officers only as no warships turned for the IFR, mainly due to preparations for the Iran war.

Congress criticizes the Modi government for its silence on U.S. submarine sinking an Iranian warship, calling it timid and fearful.