At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, Sri Lankan minister says

Mar 4, 2026

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Security personnel stand guard in front of the National Hospital Galle where injured people are receiving treatment following a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, Iris Dena, off Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage — Thilina Kaluthotage

March 4 (Reuters) - At least 80 were people killed in a U.S. submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister told local television on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by YP Rajesh)

An ambulance leaves a navy camp after a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, Iris Dena, off Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

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Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation after responding to a distress call from their vessel, the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, while at sea within Sri Lanka’s maritime search and rescue region, in Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS

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A Sri Lankan Navy tug boat and naval vessels approach an Iranian vessel during a rescue operation, a day after the crew of a distressed Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena were assisted in waters south of Sri Lanka, off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka March 5, 2026. Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS

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Medical personnel and Sri Lanka Navy sailors provide emergency treatment to an injured Iranian crew member rescued after responding to a distress call from the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, while at sea within Sri Lanka’s maritime search and rescue region, in Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS

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At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, Sri Lankan minister says

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