US will bitterly regret, says Iran after submarine sinks Frigate IRIS Dena

Iranrsquos Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Aragchi has strongly condemned the United States for attacking and sinking the Iranian Frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean describing the incident as an ldquoatrocity at seardquo and warning that Washington would ldquobitterly regretrdquo setting such a precedentAragchi said the warship had recently visited the Indian Navy and was carrying around 130 sailors at the time of the attack He accused the US of launching a strike without warning in waters far from Iranrsquos territoryldquoThe US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea 2000 miles away from Iranrsquos shores Frigate Dena a guest of Indiarsquos Navy carrying almost 130 sailors was struck in international waters without warning Mark my words The US will come to bitterly regret precedent it has setrdquo the Iranian Foreign Minister said in a post on XThe Iranian Foreign Ministerrsquos remarks came after an American submarine torpedoed and sank the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Sri Lanka The incident marked the first time since World War II that the US has sunk an enemy ship using a torpedo fired from a submarineThe frigate a relatively small warship had been returning from naval engagements in India when it was targeted The IRIS Dena a frigateclass vessel of the Iranian Navy had participated in the Milan International Fleet Review held in the Bay of Bengal from February 18 to 25 where it was welcomed by the Indian NavyldquoIndian Navy welcomes IRIS Dena of the Iranian Navy on her arrival at Visakhapatnam reflecting longstanding cultural links between the two nationsrdquo the Indian Navy had said in a message posted on X during the visitThe multinational naval exercise saw participation from around 74 countries The United States did not take part in the exercise The US Navyrsquos guidedmissile destroyer USS Pinckney had initially been scheduled to participate but cancelled its involvement shortly before the event began The exercise concluded on February 25According to reports the IRIS Dena had departed from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and was on its return journey when it was attacked in international waters near the southern coast of Sri Lanka on March 4US officials did not deny responsibility for the attack and openly acknowledged the sinking of the Iranian vessel ldquoAn American submarine sank an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters Instead it was sunk by a torpedo Quiet deathrdquo US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said while commenting on the strikeFollowing the attack rescue efforts were launched in the area The Sri Lankan Navy has so far rescued approximately 30 sailors from the IRIS Dena The survivors were transported to Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle where they are receiving medical treatmentThe incident has further intensified tensions in the region amid an already escalating conflict involving Iran the US and IsraelThe current war began on February 28 when the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran The attacks reportedly targeted the countryrsquos missile arsenal and nuclear facilities and resulted in the killing of Iranrsquos Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali KhameneiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever