US submarine sinks Iranian warship near coast of Sri Lanka (opens in new tab)

<p>The US has carried out a submarine torpedo strike that sank an Iranian warship near the south coast of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/srilanka">Sri Lanka</a>, according to the US secretary of defence. </p><p>Pete Hegseth confirmed the US was behind the deadly strike on an Iranian frigate that killed more than 80 people</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-submarine-torpedo-iran-warship-sri-lanka-coast-pete-hegseth">US submarine sank Ira...