A U.S. submarine has sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, marking what officials say is the first enemy vessel destroyed by torpedo fire since World War II.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth disclosed the strike at a Pentagon briefing, underscoring a sharp escalation in Washingtons campaign against the Islamic regime. "In the Indian Ocean, an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters," Hegseth said, adding, "Instead, it was sunk by a torpedoquiet death."
The targeted vessel, identified as the IRIS Dena, issued a distress signal that prompted Sri Lankas navy to respond and pull 32 "critically wounded" sailors from the wreckage. Authorities indicated that more than 180 personnel had been aboard the ship at the time of the attack, according to the Associated Press.
Pentagon officials framed the strike as part of a broader effort to "annihilate" Irans naval capabilities and reassert American dominance at sea. The U.S. military has already struck or sunk at least 20 Iranian naval vessels, according to U.S. Central Command, in a campaign aimed at crippling Tehrans ability to project power and threaten global shipping lanes.
"We are also sinking the Iranian navythe entire navy," Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, said Tuesday, signaling that Washington has no intention of easing pressure. For conservatives who have long warned about appeasing Tehran, the operation reflects a long-overdue willingness to confront the worlds leading state sponsor of terrorism with decisive force.
President Donald Trump laid out four central objectives for the offensive against the Islamic regime, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury." "First, we're destroying Iran's missile capabilitiesand you see that happening on an hourly basisand their capability to produce brand-new ones," Trump said, continuing, "Second, we're annihilating their navy. ... Third, we're ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund, and direct terrorist armies. ... And finally, we're ensuring that the world's number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon."
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