The sinking of an Iranian naval ship off the coast of Sri Lanka can be seen in heart-stopping video – in which a torpedo fired by an American submarine triggers a massive explosion that took down the vessel.

This story has been updated with additional information from U.S. Central Command about the sinking of an IRGCN corvette. An American attack submarine sank an Iranian Navy ship off the coast of Sri Lanka,

IRIS Dena was one of Iran’s newest combat ships, and had 180 personnel on board when the submarine attacked. Reports of the Dena being in distress first emerged overnight between Mar. 3 and Mar. 4, 2026,

The IRIS Dena was headed back to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it participated in a multination naval exercise.

Sri Lankan authorities said bodies of 87 sailors had been recovered from the warship, while 32 people had been rescued. | World News

The Iran war keeps expanding. American forces torpedoed the Iranian warship Iris Dena in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka, killing 87 of its crew. The vessel was returning from India’s Visakhapatnam a