Iran army chief says Dena sailors’ killings 'will not go unanswered'

Middle East Eye · March 14, 2026 War

Iran army chief says Dena sailors’ killings 'will not go unanswered' Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Saturday said the killing of 104 crew members from Dena destroyer "will not go unanswered", state media reported. ​"The army will defend Iran’s maritime borders and strengthen its naval power with even greater determination," Hatmi was quoted by IRNA as saying. The crew of Iran's Dena destroyer ship were targeted while on their way back to Iran in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka, when it was attacked by US forces.

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