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US Sub Sinks Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka, 80 Dead

US Sub Sinks Iranian Warship, 80 Dead Off Sri Lanka, 80 Dead

US Sub Sinks Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka, 80 Dead
Above: An injured Iranian sailor receives treatment at the Karapitiya hospital in Galle on March 4, 2026. Image credit: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

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The sinking of an Iranian warship 4,000 miles from Tehran in neutral waters near Sri Lanka marks a fundamental shift in naval warfare. This wasn't a regional skirmish in the Gulf but a global hunt showing no Iranian vessel is safe anywhere on earth once targeted. Markets still pricing a contained conflict are missing the reality that the Indian Ocean has become an active battlefield.

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