Hegseth confirms US sinking of Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast

Middle East Eye · March 4, 2026 War

Hegseth confirms US sinking of Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the US military sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, calling it the first sinking of an enemy ship by torpedo since World War Two. "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo.