US EditionDid The Gulf Conflict Get Closer To Indian Shores? Iranian Frigate Sinks Off Sri Lankan Coast, 30 Rescued
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Freighters hit in the Strait of Hormus +++ Chamenei's son is said to be a favorite for Iran's leadership +++ Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka's coast +++ The newsblog.
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, did not specify the cause of the explosion.
The attack took place off the coast of Sri Lanka, with 180 people on board.
The Iranian frigate Dena, which was crossing south of Sri Lanka, launched a distress signal on Wednesday, March 4. The Sri Lankan army was able to rescue some 30 of the 180 sailors on board. A little later, US Defense Minister Peter Hegseth claimed that an American submarine had torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
Iran’s Navy frigate, Iris Dena, sank 40 nautical miles from the port of Galle in southwestern Sri Lanka this Wednesday after reporting a strong internal explosion. The shipwreck has triggered a massive rescue operation by the Sri Lankan Navy, which so far has managed to save 35 crew members, while more than a hundred remain missing in the depths of the Indian Ocean. The incident takes place within the framework of the “bursting” offensive led by…
Did The Gulf Conflict Get Closer To Indian Shores? Iranian Frigate Sinks Off Sri Lankan Coast, 30 Rescued
Colombo: Has the Gulf crisis just got closer to Indian shores? Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, rescued 30 sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS that was sinking on Wednesday just outside the island’s territorial waters, foreign minister Vijitha Herath said. Sri Lankan authorities received a distress call from the Iranian warship early on Wednesday and responded, Herath said. The frigate was supposed to have a 180-member crew. The fate of the others i…
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