Updated on: Mar 05, 2026 1:07:49 PM IST
Iran warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a US submarine near Sri Lanka.
IRIS Dena sinking Live Updates: Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi accused US of committing an “atrocity at sea” by sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. In Tehran’s first official acknowledgment of the incident, Araghchi said the warship – which he described as “a guest of India’s Navy” carrying nearly 130 sailors – was struck without warning by a US submarine in international waters and warned that the United States would “bitterly regret the precedent it has set.”
Sources within the Indian government have categorically told HT that the warship and it’s crew were not their guests after leaving on February 25.
The sinking, which Sri Lankan authorities say left at least 87 sailors dead while 32 survivors were rescued and taken to hospital in Galle, marks a dramatic expansion of the conflict far beyond the Gulf.
As rescue operations continue for dozens still missing, the incident has intensified hostilities across the Middle East, with Iran launching fresh attacks on Israeli and US bases while Israel says it has begun a “large-scale” wave of strikes targeting Tehran.
Here are the latest updates on the IRIS Dena sinking and the rapidly escalating war.
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Sources within the Indian government have categorically told HT that the warship and it’s crew were not their guests after leaving on February 25.
The sinking, which Sri Lankan authorities say left at least 87 sailors dead while 32 survivors were rescued and taken to hospital in Galle, marks a dramatic expansion of the conflict far beyond the Gulf.
As rescue operations continue for dozens still missing, the incident has intensified hostilities across the Middle East, with Iran launching fresh attacks on Israeli and US bases while Israel says it has begun a “large-scale” wave of strikes targeting Tehran.
Here are the latest updates on the IRIS Dena sinking and the rapidly escalating war.
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Mar 05, 2026 1:07:45 PM IST
IRIS Dena sinking Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over ‘silence’
IRIS Dena sinking Live Updates: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday again cornered Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of “silence” after a US submarine sank the Iranian warship “IRIS Dena” near Sri Lanka.
The ship was returning after participating in the International Fleet Review 2026 (IFR) and MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam.
In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said that the West Asia conflict has reached India’s backyard and accused PM Modi of “surrendering India’s strategic autonomy” when the country needs a “steady hand at the wheel”.
Mar 05, 2026 12:53:34 PM IST
IRIS Dena sinking Live Updates: Indian authorities on IRIS Dena sinking
IRIS Dena sinking Live Updates: Although the Iranians say IRIS Dena was a ‘guest of Indian Navy’, authoritative sources confirmed to HT that the ship did not ask for any help after war was declared on February 28.
IRIS Dena participated in the International Fleet Review (IFR) in Vizag from February 16 to February 25, the US-Israeli attack on Iran came on Feb 28. This means that the ship was outside Indian territory and in international waters after leaving on Friday, February 25.