Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank off the coast of Sri Lanka after a suspected submarine attack. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

By Uditha Jayasinghe GALLE, Sri Lanka, March 5 (Reuters) - Iranian sailors who survived a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean were recovering at a hospital in the Sri Lankan port city of Galle,

March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has joined Israel and attacked more than 1,000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On Wednesday, a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian navy vessel near Sri Lanka.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters after Sri Lanka’s Navy said it rescued more than two dozen people from an Iranian vessel that was sunk off its shoreline.

The Torsk's sinking of the Japanese vessel marked the last U.S. submarine kill for over eight decades - that is until March 3, 2026.

Iris Dena news Live Updates: Sri Lankan authorities said bodies of 87 sailors had been recovered from the warship, while 32 people had been rescued.

Nuclear submarines carry out multiple types of missions, but no matter the mission, it's vital that they remain hidden in the ocean's depths.