An Iranian warship was invited, along with the U.S., to be part of an Indian Naval exercise, and its sailors paraded on land before the president.

The Torpedo That Shook the Indian Ocean

In early March 2026, a little-known naval incident off the coast of Sri Lanka sent shockwaves through international politics. An Iranian warship, the frigate IRIS Dena, was sunk by a U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean, killing dozens of sailors and marking the first time since World War II that an American submarine …