US carried out strike on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast, officials say

An ambulance carries injured people to the National Hospital Galle for treatment after a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, Iris Dena, off Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. (REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage)


WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The United States military carried out a strike that hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

One of the officials, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was carried out by a U.S. military submarine.

Earlier, Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 people who were on board the ship and recovered several bodies from the sea.



(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; Editing by Andrew Heavens)