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US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII

6 hours ago
  • #US Navy
  • #Iran
  • #Military Conflict
  • A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship (IRIS Dena) in the Indian Ocean with a single torpedo.
  • This marks the first U.S. submarine torpedo kill since World War II.
  • The strike occurred off Sri Lanka's southern coast, within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's area.
  • 180 people were aboard the Iranian frigate; 32 were rescued by Sri Lankan forces.
  • The U.S. has hit over 2,000 targets in Iran and destroyed more than 20 naval vessels.
  • U.S. operations aim to neutralize Iran's naval presence in the region, with strikes expected to continue.