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

AL-Monitor
Mar 4, 2026
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
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)