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Sri Lanka Repatriates 238 Iranian Sailors Post-Submarine Attack

4/17/2026

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Sri Lanka repatriated 238 Iranian sailors, 32 survivors of March 4 attack on IRIS Dena.
United States submarine attacked IRIS Dena as it returned from a naval exercise with India.
Sri Lankan navy recovered 87 bodies and hospitalized 32 sailors.
A second Iranian ship remains anchored in Trincomalee port due to technical issues.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declined military requests from United States and Iran to stay neutral.

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Sri Lanka repatriated 238 Iranian sailors, 32 survivors of March 4 attack on IRIS Dena.
United States submarine attacked IRIS Dena as it returned from a naval exercise with India.
Sri Lankan navy recovered 87 bodies and hospitalized 32 sailors.
A second Iranian ship remains anchored in Trincomalee port due to technical issues.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declined military requests from United States and Iran to stay neutral.