Iran claimed that the United States will “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and started a fresh round of assaults at American and Israeli bases on Thursday morning.
Iran claimed that the United States would “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and launched a fresh round of attacks on American and Israeli outposts on Thursday morning.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denounced the US Navy’s sinking of the frigate IRIS Dena on Tuesday night as “an atrocity at sea” and claimed the lives of 87 Iranian sailors. A few weeks prior, the cruiser had taken part in a naval drill in India.
“2,000 kilometers from Iran’s borders, the United States has committed an atrocity at sea. “Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set,” he wrote in a post on X. “Frigate Dena, a guest of India’s Navy carrying nearly 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning.”
Authorities reported today that Iranian sailors who survived the submarine strike were recuperating at a hospital in the port city of Galle, Sri Lanka, and that search and rescue efforts will continue for the estimated 60 individuals on board who are still missing.
According to authorities, the 32 rescued sailors were receiving treatment for minor injuries and might be discharged from the hospital later today. While doctors performed morning rounds and nurses wandered around the hospital’s ward No. 58, two police officers guarded the door.
Hundreds of miles across the Indian Ocean from the Gulf, where US and Israeli forces are attacking Iran and Tehran is retaliating with missile and drone attacks, the attack significantly expanded the scope of the conflict.
The war began on Saturday when the United States and Israel killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. They targeted Iran’s nuclear program and missile arsenal, implying that overthrowing the government was a goal.
However, the precise objectives and deadlines have changed frequently, indicating an unresolved dispute.US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated at the Pentagon, “An American submarine sank an Iranian warship that believed it was safe in international waters.” Instead, a torpedo sank it. silent demise.
It was the first time the United States had used a torpedo to sink an enemy ship since World War II. “Like in that war,” Hegseth remarked, “we are fighting to win.”
Eliminating Iran’s naval capabilities is one of the campaign’s main goals, according to the Pentagon.
US forces have already destroyed almost 20 Iranian naval boats, according to senior American official General Dan Caine.At this point, we have successfully neutralized Iran’s significant naval presence in the theater by destroying over 20 Iranian navy warships,” he declared.
The destroyer was struck by a massive explosion that blasted apart the back of the ship, lifting it out of the water and forcing it to start sinking from the stern, according to a Pentagon video purporting to document the attack.
Hegseth did not provide a clear schedule for US activities at his Pentagon briefing; Trump has stated that they might take up to a month.It might be six weeks, but you might say four. It could be eight. “It might be three,” Hegseth remarked. “In the end, we determine the tempo and pace. We’re going to maintain the enemy’s imbalance.
Iran’s launches have decreased, according to US and Israeli military officials, since their attacks have destroyed ballistic missiles, launchers, and drones.
Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs reported on Wednesday that at least 1,045 people had died there. In Israel, eleven individuals have perished. Six American soldiers have died, including a major whose identity was made public on Wednesday.
Khamenei has ruled Iran for 37 years, and the country’s elites are rushing to replace him. The selection of a new supreme leader has only occurred twice since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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