India Allows Iranian Warships Dock Before US Sub Sinks
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- India granted docking permission to three Iranian warships (Iris Dena, Iris Bushehr, Iris Lavan) on 1 March after Iran requested on 28 February.
- Iris Dena was torpedoed by a US submarine on 4 March in international waters off Sri Lanka, killing at least 87 crew members.
- Iris Lavan docked in Kochi, India on 4 March, with its crew now in Indian naval facilities.
- Sri Lanka provided sanctuary for Iris Bushehr on 5 March after it requested docking due to engine malfunction.
- S. Jaishankar told parliament that granting docking was the right thing to do.
- Pete Hegseth hailed the attack on Iris Dena as a demonstration of American military prowess, noting it was the first sinking of an enemy ship by torpedo since WWII.
- Abbas Araghchi condemned the attack as an atrocity at sea, saying it occurred 2,000 miles from Iran's shores.
Why it matters: India’s decision to host the Iranian vessels placed its ports at the center of a US‑Iran clash, while the US submarine’s torpedo strike killed at least 87 sailors, underscoring the human cost of the expanding naval confrontation and prompting scrutiny of India’s maritime authority.
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