Sri Lanka court orders 84 Iranian sailors’ bodies be handed to Iran embassy, local media says

March 11, 2026 1:00 PM

Sri Lanka court orders 84 Iranian sailors’ bodies be handed to Iran embassy, local media says

A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the island nation's coast last week be handed over to the embassy of Iran, local media reported on Wednesday. The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that has wreaked havoc on global markets, sent oil prices soaring, and disrupted trade and travel. The court order ...

Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate

March 6, 2026 10:05 AM

Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate

Sri Lanka started to offload 208 crew members from a second Iranian vessel off its coast on Thursday, a day after 87 people were killed and several others were still missing after a U.S. submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the same region. "After detailed discussions with all parties, Sri Lanka has decided to assist the Iranian vessel," Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told a press briefing in Colombo. The crew being offloaded included 53 officials, 84 cadets, 48 senior sail...