Sri Lanka said its navy rescued 32 survivors after a U.S. torpedo sunk Iranian warship IRIS Dena with 180 aboard. Crews recover 87 bodies from the wreckage.

Colombo wins praise after rescuing Iranian sailors and offering refuge to a second vessel, with observers saying the island nation chose humanitarian duty over geopolitics.

Sri Lanka faces criticism after an Iranian warship, denied port clearance for hours, was sunk by a US submarine off Galle. Rescue teams recovered survivors and bodies, while questions mount over government delays,

The 'IRIS Dena', torpedoed by the US, and the 'IRIS Bushehr' had been part of the same Iranian naval contingent at the MILAN 2026 naval exercise

An Iranian naval vessel returning from a multinational naval exercise hosted by India was reportedly sunk near Sri Lanka on Wednesday, triggering a political reaction in India with the Congress questioning New Delhi’s influence in the region.

Experts say the strike highlights the risk of the conflict spreading into Asian waters and tests India’s careful diplomatic balancing.

The request was reportedly conveyed by Jayne Howell, the charge d'affaires at the US embassy in Colombo, who told Sri Lankan authorities that neither the survivors of the Dena nor the crew of the Booshehr should be repatriated to Iran.

Swift support in times of crisis has made the nation one of New Delhi’s few remaining close partners in the region.

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