<p>The war in West Asian war has seemingly reached the Indian Ocean as an <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Iran">Iranian </a>warship was struck by a submarine off the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Sri%20Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> coast. </p><p>A <em>Reuters </em>report quoting an anonymous United States official said that Washington had carried out the attack. </p><p>The Sri Lankan Navy said it had rescued 32 sailors who were on board, while adding that they recovered several bodies. </p><p>Sri Lankan Foreign minister Vijitha Herath told parliament that the ship was identified as IRIS Dena and has sunk.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister told local television on Wednesday that at least 80 people were killed.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-israel-strike-iran-live-updates-uali-khamenei-killed-donald-trump-iran-retaliatory-strikes-uae-abu-dhabi-middle-east-west-asia-conflict-news-alerts-iran-regime-change-donald-trump-tehran-blasts-doha-attack-iran-missile-drone-attacks-lebanon-under-attack-3919329">Track LIVE updates on ongoing West Asia crisis here</a></strong></em></p><p>The rescued are being treated at a state-run hospital in the southern port city of Galle.</p><p>The Sri Lankan Navy received a distress call from an Iranian ship and informed the Sri Lankan Air Force. The two launched a search and rescue operation, a Sri Lankan defence ministry spokesperson told <em>Reuters. </em></p><p>Sri Lankan forces were focused on saving lives on the Iranian ship and will investigate the cause of the incident later, <em>Reuters </em>quoted the source as saying. </p><p>Sri Lankan forces had also not observed any other ship or aircraft in the area of the incident. </p><p>Earlier, the US military said it destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including a submarine, and struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran. </p><p>"Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, or Gulf of Oman," U.S. Central Command's Brad Cooper said in a video posted to X.</p>
<p>The war in West Asian war has seemingly reached the Indian Ocean as an <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Iran">Iranian </a>warship was struck by a submarine off the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Sri%20Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> coast. </p><p>A <em>Reuters </em>report quoting an anonymous United States official said that Washington had carried out the attack. </p><p>The Sri Lankan Navy said it had rescued 32 sailors who were on board, while adding that they recovered several bodies. </p><p>Sri Lankan Foreign minister Vijitha Herath told parliament that the ship was identified as IRIS Dena and has sunk.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister told local television on Wednesday that at least 80 people were killed.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-israel-strike-iran-live-updates-uali-khamenei-killed-donald-trump-iran-retaliatory-strikes-uae-abu-dhabi-middle-east-west-asia-conflict-news-alerts-iran-regime-change-donald-trump-tehran-blasts-doha-attack-iran-missile-drone-attacks-lebanon-under-attack-3919329">Track LIVE updates on ongoing West Asia crisis here</a></strong></em></p><p>The rescued are being treated at a state-run hospital in the southern port city of Galle.</p><p>The Sri Lankan Navy received a distress call from an Iranian ship and informed the Sri Lankan Air Force. The two launched a search and rescue operation, a Sri Lankan defence ministry spokesperson told <em>Reuters. </em></p><p>Sri Lankan forces were focused on saving lives on the Iranian ship and will investigate the cause of the incident later, <em>Reuters </em>quoted the source as saying. </p><p>Sri Lankan forces had also not observed any other ship or aircraft in the area of the incident. </p><p>Earlier, the US military said it destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including a submarine, and struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran. </p><p>"Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, or Gulf of Oman," U.S. Central Command's Brad Cooper said in a video posted to X.</p>