U.S. Navy Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship With Single Torpedo in Indian Ocean

The United States has confirmed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean — a strike that immediately escalated tensions in the widening regional conflict.

The vessel, identified as the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, was torpedoed in international waters near Sri Lanka, according to U.S. officials and reporting from Reuters and A…