US Urges Sri Lanka Not to Send Back Iranian Sailors After Warship Sinking

Описание: The United States is reportedly pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate survivors from an Iranian warship sunk last week in the Indian Ocean, according to an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.

A U.S. submarine sank the IRIS Dena about 19 nautical miles off the southern Sri Lankan port city of Galle on March 4, reportedly killing dozens of sailors.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has begun offloading 208 crew members from the Iranian naval auxiliary vessel IRIS Bushehr, which had been stranded in Sri Lanka’s exclusive economic zone.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the country has a humanitarian responsibility to assist the sailors.

The torpedo strike, which Pete Hegseth reportedly described as a “quiet death,” marks the first such U.S. naval action since World War II.

However, a United States Department of State spokesperson said Washington is not attempting to dictate Sri Lanka’s decision, even as discussions continue over the fate of the Iranian sailors.

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