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Sri Lanka Repatriates Bodies of 84 Iranian Sailors

3/14/2026

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Sri Lanka is repatriating the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on IRIS Dena.
The remains will be flown to Iran on a chartered aircraft after storage at Galle National Hospital, heightening tensions amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran and impacting trade.
32 survivors remain in Sri Lanka receiving care.
A Sri Lankan court ordered the bodies handed over to the Iranian embassy.

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Sri Lanka is repatriating the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on IRIS Dena.
The remains will be flown to Iran on a chartered aircraft after storage at Galle National Hospital, heightening tensions amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran and impacting trade.
32 survivors remain in Sri Lanka receiving care.
A Sri Lankan court ordered the bodies handed over to the Iranian embassy.