US-Iran clash over whether the IRIS Dena was armed when sunk
TL;DR
The United States rejected Iran's claim that the IRIS Dena was unarmed when sunk by a US submarine off Sri Lanka, while Iran says the vessel was in a noncombat, ceremonial role; the dispute highlights rising tensions as both sides offer conflicting accounts of the ship's armament amid multinational naval exercises.
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