By Admin 
There were no weapons on the Iranian warship that sank due to an attack by a US submarine in international waters near the coast of Sri Lanka. A senior Iranian official made this claim on Thursday (March 5, 2026).
He described the targeting of the ship as against international law. The Iranian ship ‘Iris Dena’ was returning home after participating in the Milan multilateral naval exercise organized by India when it was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday.
According to Sri Lankan officials, at least 87 Iranian sailors were killed in this attack. Iran’s Supreme Leader’s representative in India, Ayatollah Dr. Abdul Majeed Hakimelahi, said in an interview to PTI, ‘Targeting the Iranian ship is against international law, because they did not have any kind of weapons.’
He said, ‘They (Iranian sailors) came here for practice. After the exercise was over, they wanted to go back to Iran and were attacked by America. Hakimelahi said, ‘This is against humanity, morality and justice.’ On the current conflict, he said that Iran is defending itself.
Hakimelahi said, ‘We were in talks with America. In Oman we negotiated in good faith and we stuck to the negotiations. We did not leave the talks, but during the talks they (America) attacked us.
He admitted that many commanders were killed in the recent US-Israeli air strikes. The official said that hundreds of civilians including children have also been killed in these attacks. “They attacked a primary school, killing children aged seven to 12,” Hakimelahi said. At least 173 students have been killed.
He said, ‘Israel and America attacked Gandhi Hospital in Iran and took the lives of many children and infants. They are also killing our citizens in Tehran and Isfahan. Hakimelahi said, ‘They are attacking our citizens but the Iranian people will never tolerate humiliation and they will fight until the last drop of blood.’