Foreign Media: A US submarine used a torpedo to sink the Iranian frigate "IRIS Dena" in the southern waters of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, causing at least 87 crew members to die and about 60 others to go missing, with only 32 people rescued.
The ship was on its way back to Iran from an eastern Indian port when the incident occurred in international waters. US Secretary of War Hegseth confirmed the attack and called it "a quiet death," while Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Kane emphasized that this action demonstrated the United States' global strike capability.
This is the 20th or so Iranian vessel sunk by US forces since the outbreak of US-Iran conflict, marking that Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy has expanded from the Persian Gulf to the far end of the Indian Ocean.
This is also the first time since the end of World War II that the United States has fired a torpedo to sink a warship.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858791049041924/
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