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Back in 1989, the funeral for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini drew millions of mourners, marking a significant moment in history.
Recently, commentator Pete Hegseth mentioned that a US submarine had torpedoed and sunk an Iranian warship. Although he didn’t specify the vessel’s name, it coincided with reports of an Iranian ship sinking off Sri Lanka’s coast.
During a briefing at the Pentagon, Hegseth revealed that this strike on an Iranian warship was the first of its kind by the US since the end of World War II.
“An American submarine engaged an Iranian warship that mistakenly believed it was secure in international waters,” stated Hegseth.
“However, it was ultimately taken down by a torpedo,” he concluded.
Sri Lankan authorities said 32 people were rescued from the Iranian ship and that others died.
In addition to striking Tehran on the fifth day of the conflict, Israel hit the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, while Iran fired on Bahrain, Kuwait and Israel.
As the conflict spiralled, Turkey said NATO defences intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it entered Turkey’s airspace.
The war has killed more than 1000 people in Iran and dozens in Lebanon, while disrupting the supply of the world’s oil and gas, snarling international shipping, and stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers in the Middle East.
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