US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship IRIS Dena in Indian Ocean, Hegseth Announces

A U.S. Navy submarine sank Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean south of Sri Lanka, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. More than 100 Iranian military personnel were thought to be aboard the vessel when it went down. The sinking of the Iranian frigate marks a significant escalation in direct U.S.-Iran naval confrontation amid the broader conflict between Israel, the United States, and Iran.