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US submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo in Indian Ocean, as Pentagon releases footage of strike

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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