Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi Thursday said that the US "will come to bitterly regret [the] precedent it has set" after an American submarine sank an Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka. "Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning. Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set." On February 17, the Eastern Naval Command had welcomed IRIS Dena to India. #IndianNavy welcomes IRIS Dena, a Moudge Class Frigate of the Iranian Navy at #Visakhapatnam, #AndhraPadesh for participation in the Multilateral Naval Exercise #MILAN2024,” the Indian Navy wing had posted on its X (formerly Twitter) handle.

Source: The Telegraph March 05, 2026 07:19 UTC