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Legal experts say the U.S. strike on Iran’s warship IRIS Dena did not violate international law, and two Iranian sailors were rescued by Sri Lanka’s navy after the incident.
An Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, sank about 40 nautical miles off Galle, Sri Lanka, triggering a rescue operation that recovered several bodies and 32 wounded; about 180 crew were aboard, and the cause of the sinking is not yet known as search and rescue continues. The ship had just completed participation in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Vishakhapatnam.
Cuban officials say a Florida-registered speedboat violated territorial waters near the El Pino channel, triggering an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people on the vessel were killed; a Cuban border-guard commander and six people on the U.S. boat were wounded and evacuated. The Cuban statement says the U.S.-registered vessel initiated the firefight. The incident comes amid heightened U.S.-Cuba tensions over oil restrictions, with some private-sector sales allowed recently; U.S. officials had no immediate comment, and Florida officials called for investigations.