This Reuters pic might be clearer. FILE PHOTO: Iranian military ship Iris Dena is pictured berthed in Rio de Janeiro's port, Brazil, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo dena_reuters_1.jpg
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US submarine sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean with torpedo, defence secretary says

Pete Hegseth did not name the ship - but earlier, the Sri Lankan navy said around 140 people were missing after the Iris Dena went down off the coast of Galle.
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