U.S submarine strikes Iranian warship with torpedo missile, kills 87 [YTthvqixEBc]
The United States carried out a submarine torpedo strike that sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday. Hegseth said a U.S. Navy submarine launched the attack late Tuesday night, targeting an Iranian frigate operating in international waters. “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” Hegseth said. He described the strike as “a quiet death,” adding that it marked the first sinking of an enemy ship by torpedo since World War II. The targeted vessel, identified as the Iris Dena, was the newest frigate in Iran’s naval fleet and was equipped with surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, torpedo launchers, and other heavy weaponry. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Iris Dena in February 2023, along with eight executives of an Iranian drone manufacturer. The sanctions were put in place due to both supplying weapons to Russia to use against civilians in Ukraine. According to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath, the country’s coast guard received a distress call at 5:08 a.m. local time Wednesday from the Iranian vessel reporting an explosion. Sri Lankan naval vessels were dispatched within the hour under international maritime rescue obligations. The ship was located approximately 44 nautical miles off the southern coastal city of Galle — outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters but within its exclusive economic zone. Sri Lankan officials confirmed 180 were on board at the time of the strike. Thirty-two crew members were rescued and transported to a hospital in Galle, while officials recovered 87 bodies from the strike. -------------------------------------------------- For more on the story: _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook: KOMO News on Twitter: KOMO News on Instagram: KOMO News on TikTok: Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube: Watch more top local news stories: For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit Watch our live newscasts and other live video at Download our iOS App: Download our Android App: Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area, including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities. Tune into ARC Seattle Monday-Friday 7-10 a.m. and 10-11 p.m. on KUNS, The CW Network. #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information, contact us at [email protected]