Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday said “Americans are exercising the practice of Nazi Germany when they attacked a ceremonial, unarmed and unloaded vessel”, referring to the torpedoing of IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday that killed nearly 100 sailors. The remark comes a day after Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi described the torpedoing of the frigate as a “war crime”. If we are going to close it, we will announce it,” the Iranian minister said during an interactive session. What is important is that everybody is supporting the international law, and we hope that we are not cherry-picking international law. Unfortunately, principles of international law have been attacked, and we have to stand together against these atrocities.

Source: The Telegraph March 07, 2026 02:32 UTC