Days after the Iranian warship IRIS Dena participated in the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026 https://www.ifrmilan26.com/ , it was attacked by a US submarine with a torpedo off Sri Lanka. As the frigate was returning home after participating in the event on the invitation of the Indian Navy, it was sunk in its backyard in the Indian Ocean. Iranian Warship IRIS DenaThe IRIS Dena arrived in India at the invitation of the Indian Navy. It was an open and multilateral exercise that had nothing to hide, and even the US Navy had participated in it. Both the Israeli attack on Iran and the US attack on an Iranian warship may be considered as serious snubs to India.

Source: dna March 05, 2026 08:24 UTC