104 killed in US attack on Iranian warship

Iran’s army announced that 104 crew members of the warship IRIS Dena were killed and 32 injured in a US Navy torpedo attack on March 4, off the coast of Sri Lanka. The vessel was returning from the Milan Peace 2026 naval drills in India when it was struck. This incident follows a series of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran that have reportedly resulted in over 1,200 deaths, prompting Tehran to retaliate with missile and drone strikes targeting US military assets in the region.

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