Pentagon footage shows Iranian frigate destroyed off Sri Lanka’s southern coast.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US Navy submarine torpedoed the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, approximately 40 kilometers off Sri Lanka’s southern coastline.
According to the Pentagon, the vessel — a Moudge-class frigate — was returning from the MILAN 2026 multinational naval exercises in India when it was struck. The US released footage of the strike, showing the moment the torpedo impacted and the warship began to sink.
Sri Lankan authorities reportedly rescued 32 injured Iranian sailors. At least 80 bodies have been recovered, with more than 100 crew members still missing out of an estimated 180 personnel onboard at the time of the strike.
