Video: Moment US submarine struck Iranian warship 'IRIS Dena' near Sri Lanka
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The video, shared by the US Department of War, showed unclassified drone footage of the Iran's IRIS Dena moments during the strike. The ship initially appears intact and moving steadily across calm waters. A sudden, massive explosion then erupts near the stern, sending up a huge plume of white water, fire and debris.
A US military submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka’s coast, killing 80 people. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike, saying American forces attacked the vessel in international waters.
"The Iranian navy rests at the bottom of the Persian Gulf," Pete Hegseth said while presenting the footage of the attack in the Indian Ocean.
The video, shared by the US Department of War, showed unclassified drone footage of Iran's IRIS Dena moments during the strike. The ship initially appeared intact and moving steadily across calm waters. A sudden, massive explosion then erupts near the stern, sending up a huge plume of white water, fire and debris.
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The blast tears apart the vessel’s structure in the rear section. Seconds later, thick black smoke billows into the sky as the ship begins tilting heavily to one side.
Sri Lanka launched a search-and-rescue operation after receiving a distress call from the warship.
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