"We're also sinking the Iranian navy... the entire navy," said US Central Command's Brad Cooper in a briefing, adding, “Thus far, we've destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including the most operational Iranian submarine that now has a hole in its side.”"For decades, the Iranian regime has harassed international shipping. News outlet Visegrád 24, meanwhile, reported on Wednesday that the US had destroyed the IRIS Fateh. LiveMint, however, could not independently confirm these reports, as either side has not issued any official statements yet regarding the IRIS Fateh. The IRIS Fateh is the Iranian Navy's first indigenous, fully sized submarine, per Forbes, although it is basic by US Navy standards. It had also entered into our territorial waters but ... it corrected its course after being warned," Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani said on state television, as per Reuters.

Source: Mint March 04, 2026 10:50 UTC