US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII
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- #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.