Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian warship

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Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship
Sri Lanka has released video showing its navy personnel rescuing Iranian sailors from a warship that was sunk by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine on Wednesday.

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From Sri Lanka to Europe, the war spreads far beyond Iran
US may have committed war crime in sinking of Iranian ship
US-Iran War: Sri Lanka Rescues Second Iranian Warship As US-Iran War Spills Into Indian Ocean | WION
Sri Lanka has carried out rescue operations involving a second Iranian naval vessel after a US submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the country’s southern coast in the Indian Ocean.

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Middle East Conflict: Second Iranian Warship Near Sri Lankan Waters, A Day After US Sinks IRIS Dena In Indian Ocean
After sinking of IRIS Dena, Sri Lanka allows Iranian ship to dock: Here is what it means for US-Iran war
Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven
Appearing on television, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka said that the second Iranian naval vessel, the IRINS Bushehr, asked the Sri Lankan government if it could dock at one of the co...

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Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate
Iris Dena Highlights: "Single Mark 48 Torpedo" Used To Sink Iranian Warship: US

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