Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing Reported record
Sinking of IRIS Dena: USS Charlotte Torpedoes Iranian Frigate Off Sri Lanka
A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate returning from a peaceful international naval event, killing 87 sailors. The failure to rescue shipwrecked sailors violates the Second Geneva Convention's …
- The USS Charlotte torpedoed the IRIS Dena approximately 19 nautical miles off Sri Lanka on March 4, 2026. The Iranian frigate was returning …
- Eighty-seven sailors were killed. The Sri Lanka Navy rescued 32 survivors.