Sri Lanka Flies Home 84 Iranian Sailors After US Submarine Torpedoes Their Warship
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Sri Lanka Flies Home 84 Iranian Sailors After US Submarine Torpedoes Their Warship

13 March, 2026.Iran.3 sources

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  • Eighty-four Iranian sailors' bodies will be repatriated from Sri Lanka on a special flight.
  • A US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka.
  • Sri Lankan authorities stored the bodies locally and transferred them for repatriation.

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