Iran\u2019s military has confirmed that at least 104 crew members of its\nwarship died following a US submarine torpedo attack off the coast of\nSri Lanka last week.<\/p>\n
A further 32 crew members sustained injuries in the attack, which\noccurred thousands of kilometres from Iranian shores. This statement was\nmade by Iran\u2019s military as reported by Reuters on Monday, 9 March\n2026.<\/p>\n
The Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank in the Indian Ocean, approximately\n19 nautical miles from the port city of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, on\nWednesday, 4 March last week. The warship was struck by a torpedo\nlaunched from a US submarine as the two nations engaged in intense\nconflict.<\/p>\n
The US attack occurred whilst the Iranian warship was sailing after\nparticipating in military exercises at the port of Visakhapatnam in\neastern India.<\/p>\n
Thirty-two Iranian naval crew members were rescued by Sri Lanka\u2019s\nNavy, with dozens of bodies of the warship\u2019s crew evacuated from the\nocean by Colombo.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Buddhika Sampath stated that the Iranian\nwarship transmitted a distress signal at dawn, but had completely sunk\nwhen rescue vessels reached the area within an hour, leaving only an oil\nslick on the water\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth previously announced that a US\nsubmarine had sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, specifically\noff Sri Lanka\u2019s coast. Hegseth described the attack as a \u201csilent\ndeath\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn American submarine sank an Iranian warship that believed they\nwere safe in international waters. However, the vessel was instead sunk\nby a torpedo,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s military has vowed to retaliate against the US attack that\nsank its warship. Tehran has branded the Washington strike a \u201ccowardly\nassault\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cowardly assault against the destroyer Dena, approximately 2,000\nmiles from the conflict zone, which resulted in the death of young\ncadets returning from the Milan 2026 peace exercises, demonstrates that\nglobal arrogance does not respect any international rules,\u201d Iran\u2019s\nmilitary said in its condemnation.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s military warned that the deaths of the young cadets would\nstrengthen their resolve to seek retaliation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe death of these beloved young martyrs will only strengthen the\ndetermination of the great Iranian nation and Islamic fighters to avenge\nthe sacred blood of their comrades,\u201d the Iranian military statement\nemphasised.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-confirms-104-naval-personnel-dead-after-us-sinks-warship-1773057279", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }