GALLE: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 87 sailors and leaving dozens missing, officials said. The sinking came as the war sparked by a joint US-Israel attack on Iran continued to spread across the Middle East. "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. The Sri Lankan navy recovered the bodies of 87 sailors from waters near the southern city of Galle, but 61 remained missing, police and defence officials said. Earlier, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Sri Lankan forces had rescued 32 sailors, many wounded, from the stricken Iranian frigate IRIS Dena.

Source: Indian Express March 04, 2026 15:34 UTC