{"id":1667398,"date":"2026-03-04T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1667398"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:45:00","slug":"world-at-war-iranian-warship-reportedly-sunk-off-sri-lanka-in-submarine-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/world-at-war-iranian-warship-reportedly-sunk-off-sri-lanka-in-submarine-attack\/1667398\/","title":{"rendered":"World At War: Iranian Warship Reportedly Sunk Off Sri Lanka In Submarine Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

World At War: Iranian Warship Reportedly Sunk Off Sri Lanka In Submarine Attack<\/span><\/p>\n

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The latest escalation, with at least ten tankers burning<\/a> in or around the Strait of Hormuz, an overnight kamikaze drone boat strike on a Russian shadow-fleet LNG tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, and the reported sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka<\/strong> in what local officials described as a submarine attack, only suggests to any seasoned military strategist that the conflicts tied to the Middle East and Eastern Europe are expanding beyond their traditional theaters.<\/p>\n

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Reuters<\/a> reports that Iran’s Navy Mowj-class frigate Dena was sunk by a US submarine off Sri Lanka’s Indian Ocean coast. According to a source in Sri Lanka’s navy and defense ministry, the submarine attack<\/strong> left 32 personnel rescued by Sri Lankan authorities, while 101 remain missing.<\/p>\n

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Defense sources explained to the media outlet that it was unclear who attacked the Iranian warship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here’s more from Reuters:<\/p>\n

The navy received a distress call from an Iranian ship and informed the Sri Lankan air force, and both launched a search and rescue operation, the spokesman said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sri Lankan forces were focused on saving lives on the Iranian ship and will investigate the cause of the incident later, he said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sri Lankan forces had also not observed any other ship or aircraft in the area of the incident, he added.<\/em><\/p>\n

“We are hopeful we can rescue more people and will continue (operations) until we are sure,” he said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/p>\n

Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Boat Blew Up Shadow LNG Tanker In Mediterranean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Trump Gives Assurances To Tankers Passing Through Hormuz<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s not forget that US forces in Operation Epic Fury have destroyed the headquarters of the Iranian naval fleet<\/strong> in the port of Bandar Abbas, while Ali Shamkhani, an admiral in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed by an airstrike. The US-Israeli strikes have reportedly wiped out Iran’s air force and navy.<\/p>\n

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“They have no navy; it’s been knocked out. They have no air force; it’s been knocked out. They have no air detection; that’s been knocked out<\/strong>,” President Trump said on Tuesday afternoon during a news conference at the White House with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.<\/p>\n

.@POTUS<\/a> touts the UNBELIEVABLE success of Operation Epic Fury. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n

“They have NO NAVY, it’s been knocked out. They have NO AIRFORCE, it’s been knocked out. NO AIR detection\u2014that’s been knocked out. Just about everything has been knocked out…We have a great military.” \ud83d\ude4f pic.twitter.com\/b9Uazk6rkA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Without a credible air force or navy, the IRGC’s ability to sustain any meaningful blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will be limited<\/strong>. However, its capacity to wage asymmetric warfare through drones is still unsettling to shipowners, which helps explain why President Trump has offered insurance backstops<\/a> and naval escorts for tankers transiting the narrow waterway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 03\/04\/2026 – 07:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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