The ripples of the US-Iran-Israel conflict in West Asia reached Indian Ocean waters on Wednesday after a US Navy submarine sank IRIS Dena, an Iranian warship, off the coast of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan navy received a distress call from an Iranian ship, Iris Dena. (AP) “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that … Read more
In another major blow to Iran, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, stating that the Iranian navy “rests at the bottom of the Persian Gulf” and that it was “ineffective, decimated, destroyed…pick your adjective, it is no more.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks … Read more
A tropical cyclone – Horacio – quickly became the most prominent weather system of 2026 this week, strengthening rapidly over the southwest Indian Ocean east of Mauritius and near Rodrigues before beginning to weaken over open water. Tropical Cyclone Horacio strengthened rapidly over the southwest Indian Ocean (Unsplash/Representative) According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)-based … Read more