Record withdrawn

Sinking of IRIS Dena: USS Charlotte Torpedoes Iranian Frigate Off Sri Lanka

Withdrawn on October 9, 2026

A warship is a lawful military objective, and the published legal analyses, including the record's own lead source, found that the attack complied with the law of naval warfare. A failure to rescue survivors was not shown.

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