Sri Lanka assists Iranian vessel
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The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast, with more than 100 people reportedly missing or dead, has brought the Middle East conflict to the Indian Ocean, triggering international reactions and growing concern over the wider spillover of the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran,
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed Iran’s request to allow the vessel into its waters for safety as tensions escalate after a US submarine attack killed 87 Iranian sailors near Galle
Sri Lanka recovers 87 sailors after U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean; 32 survivors rescued and under treatment.