[Regnum] On March 4, the Pentagon released footage of a US submarine attack on the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka.
"In the Indian Ocean, and we're showing this on screen, an American submarine sank an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. A silent death," US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth commented on the video.
The footage shows a fire breaking out on the ship. A few seconds later, a powerful explosion was heard.
At the same time, Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra told the Ada Derana publication that about 80 bodies were found at the site of the sinking of the Iranian frigate.
Earlier, Reuters reported 78 casualties in the attack on the frigate IRIS Dena, with 101 people missing. Sri Lankan authorities rescued 32 seriously injured sailors.