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TopicIRIS Dena

Topic: IRIS Dena

Sri Lanka Navy commander invited IRIS Dena, says Iranian envoy to Sri Lanka

Iran's ambassador to Sri Lanka says that after leaving Visakhapatnam, IRIS Dena headed to Sri Lanka for a peaceful exercise but was torpedoed without warning.

Sri Lanka president confirms IRIS Dena was denied permission to dock, US bid to land warplanes refused

Dissanayake: 'There were two pieces of paper on our desk; one asked for permission for Iranian vessels... other for 2 US warplanes. As neutral nation we said no to both. That’s impartiality.'

Iran Navy had sought help. India obliged, Sri Lanka hesitated over fears it would threaten neutrality

Lanka hesitated to allow the ships into its territorial waters after the US air strikes on Iran on 28 February, NYT reported, citing officials.

A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

After MILAN, Sri Lanka invited IRIS Dena but turned it away as US-Iran tensions escalated, says report

Delay in providing port access to frigate left it floating on open waters for 11 hours, making it vulnerable to US strikes, Jaffna Monitor reports. Ship was sunk by US submarine.

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Indian Navy says it deployed P-8I, diverted ships to boost efforts to rescue sunk Iran warship’s crew

Two Indian naval ships involved in the search and rescue operations in connection with IRIS Dena, which was operating 20 NM West of Galle in SAR region under Sri Lankan responsibility.

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