The 'IRIS Dena', torpedoed by the US, and the 'IRIS Bushehr' had been part of the same Iranian naval contingent at the MILAN 2026 naval exercise

The internal State Department cable dated March 6, not previously reported, said Jayne Howell, the US charge d’affaires in Colombo, urged Sri Lankan authorities not to repatriate the IRIS Booshehr cre

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the crew of the Iranian naval ship IRIS Bushehr, currently positioned just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters, will be disembarked at the Port of Colombo.

Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors and recovers 87 bodies after an Iranian frigate sank, following a US submarine attack.

The dew is making batting easier, but Pakistan are just about holding on in their pursuit of limiting Sri Lanka to 147 or below.