The torpedo attack off the coast of Sri Lanka was the first such sinking by the US Navy since World War II, Defense Secretary Hegseth said.

The sinking of an Iranian warship Tuesday by a U.S. submarine thousands of miles from the war zone in international waters raises questions about whether the attack was legal under the rules of war.

Survivors from an Iranian warship sunk by a submarine, along with the crew of a second vessel, remain in custody amid ongoing diplomatic discussions

The IRIS Dena was headed back to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it participated in a multination naval exercise.

Another Iranian vessel in Lanka’s exclusive economic zone Chief Government Whip and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday told Parliament that the government was acting in accordance with international law to ensure peace and security following the maritime incident off the southern coast.

The sinking of the Iranian Navy ship IRIS Dena near the Sri Lankan coast by a US submarine strike has drawn attention to one key question: who controls the seas?

Before one proceeds to assess the long-term implications of the sinking of the Iranian ship, it is necessary to understand two maritime security doctrines put forward by India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last decade or so.

IRIS Dena sinking LIVE: Iran has condemned the submarine attack by US as an ‘atrocity at sea’. The attack has also raised fears of the US-Iran war growing beyond the Middle East.