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OSINT Intuit™

@urikikaski.bsky.social

Officials framed the strike as part of a broader effort to degrade Iran's naval capacity.

#IranConflict #USNavy #SriLanka #IRISDena #Breaking
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March 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM

Adrien Pierre Lefèvre

@adrienlefevre.bsky.social

Naufrage de l’IRIS Dena : un drame loin des côtes, mais au cœur des tensions. La France y voit l’écho d'une stabilité mondiale précaire. #OceanIndien #IRISDena #Geopolitique

March 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Gabriele Lange

@fraulange.bsky.social

Das sieht längst nicht mehr nach einem noch irgendwie regional begrenzten Konflikt aus... #Iran #IrisDena

t-online.

U-Boot-Angriff auf iranisches Schiff

Nach einem U-Boot-Angriff auf das iranische Schiff IRIS Dena vor der Küste Sri Lankas werden mindestens 101 Menschen vermisst. Zudem seien 78 Personen verletzt worden, erfährt die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters aus Kreisen der sri-lankischen Marine und des Verteidigungsministeriums.

March 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM

Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Israel- US War: Americans Sink #Iran Warship, Killing 80+ Crew

#IranWar #IrisDena

eaworldview.com/2026/03/isra...

Israel-US War: Americans Sink Iranian Warship, Killing 80+ Crew - EA WorldView

Expanding the US-Israel war on Iran, an American submarine sinks the Iranian frigate Iris Dena in the Indian Ocean, killing at least 87 crew.

eaworldview.com

March 5, 2026 at 6:52 AM

Grainne Brennan

@grainnebrennan.bsky.social

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Before it was sunk by US, Iranian ship IRIS Dena was offered shelter by India

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@WorldNews #IRISDena #IndiaShelter #Geopolitics #IranUS #NavalHistory

March 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM

To err is human, to forgive is optional 🇵🇸 🖖‧🌈

@calvinandhobbes69.bsky.social

Isn't the sinking of the #IrisDena a war crime, a ship in international waters far away from #Iran and no threat to #USA and #Israel #USNavy

March 5, 2026 at 7:53 AM

SeaNews

@seanews.bsky.social

🚨 #BREAKING: Iranian frigate IRIS Dena has reportedly sunk off the coast of Galle, Sri Lanka, today, March 4, 2026.
Sources report a suspected submarine attack.
101 people are currently missing, with 78 injured.
SAR operations by the Sri Lankan Navy are ongoing.

#SriLanka #Iran #IRISDena

March 4, 2026 at 10:37 AM

Stephen or Steve "EMV" Cobb

@scobb.net

I will be deeply disappointed if this is not reported by the BBC as further proof the US sinking of the IRIS Dena was an extreme violation of naval rules of engagement #BBCNews @sommervilletv.bsky.social @shayan86.bsky.social @hzeffman.bsky.social @benedictgarman.com @bbcmaryam.bsky.social #IRISDena

Stephen or Steve "EMV" Cobb @scobb.net · Mar 5

Further evidence that Pete Hegseth flat out murdered scores of unarmed Iranian sailors in a flagrant, self-indulgent and bloodthirsty violation of all rules of engagement at sea, just so he could brag about his obscene lethality on the media. The man is an evil, cowardly international terrorist.

Iranian warship hit by US torpedo did not carry ammunition, say Indian sources

The ship was reported to be taking part in naval exercises hosted by New Delhi and was 'defenceless'

www.middleeasteye.net

March 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM

Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Iran Foreign Minister Araqchi on US sinking of Iran frigate #IrisDena, killing 87+ crew

"US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores.

Mark my words: US will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set"

#IranWar #Israel

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · Mar 5

#Israel- US War: Americans Sink #Iran Warship, Killing 80+ Crew

#IranWar #IrisDena

eaworldview.com/2026/03/isra...

Israel-US War: Americans Sink Iranian Warship, Killing 80+ Crew - EA WorldView

Expanding the US-Israel war on Iran, an American submarine sinks the Iranian frigate Iris Dena in the Indian Ocean, killing at least 87 crew.

eaworldview.com

March 5, 2026 at 7:54 AM

Bruno Judde de Larivière

@geographedumonde.bsky.social

En attendant, des sous-marins iraniens vont prendre des (contre-)mesures, en représailles
#SriLanka
#IrisDena (classe Mowj)
C'est insensé

March 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM

Scroll

@scroll.in

An unidentified #SriLankan official said that the search for the other crew members was on, “but we don’t know yet what happened to the rest of the crew”. The cause of the explosion that led to the frigate #IRISDena sinking was not immediately clear.

scroll.in/latest/10911...

#WestAsia

March 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM

World Digest

@handle.invalid

Iranian warship IRIS Dena sinking in the Indian Ocean after a torpedo attack by an American submarine

#IranUSConflict #Iran #US #IndianOcean #USSubmarine #IranWarship #SriLanka #NavalStrike #IRISDena #SeaConflict #GlobalTensions #MaritimeSecurity

1tak.com/us-submarine...

Indian Ocean US Submarine Attack: Iranian Warship Sunk In Attack By American Submarine | 1Tak News

After the Indian Ocean US Submarine Attack, an Iranian warship sank near Sri Lanka, raising concerns about regional security.

1tak.com

March 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM

The Raisina Hills

@theraisinahills.bsky.social

The proximity of the strike to Indian waters has reignited debate in India over its logistics agreement with the United States.

US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth Confirms.
#IRISDena #indianocean #USIranWar 👇

theraisinahills.com/us-submarine...

US Submarine Sinks India Hosted Iranian Warship in Indian Ocean - The Raisina Hills

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms an American submarine torpedoed Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean.

theraisinahills.com

March 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM

AMIRA

@amiramella.bsky.social

#INDIA #MODI why are you silent?!
The USA murdered 87+ human beings on board the #IRISDENA , why are you silent #INDIA?

@mark-carney.bsky.social these are our 'friends'?

#IRAN✊️🙏
#usa #cdnpoli #Ecuador #Cuba #Venezuela #Colombia

March 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM

ratcatcher7.bsky.social

@ratcatcher7.bsky.social

I'm sure the US wants it's F15e pilot handed over safely, in accordance with the Geneva convention. But did they give the same regard to the sailors on the #IRISDena, when they launched an unprovoked attack, in international waters, with no warning? #IranWar www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties

Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence partner

www.theguardian.com

April 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Emmanuel Bethoux ⚓

@emmanuelbethoux.bsky.social

5/5 SAR update: Out of 180 personnel on board, only 32 have been rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy. This engagement outside traditional hotspots (Gulf/Hormuz) signals a massive geographic expansion of the naval conflict. 🧭 #USNavy #Submarine #MilitaryTech #Geopolitics #IRISDena

US submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirms

A single Mk-48 torpedo achieved "immediate effect" on an Iranian frigate, which was operating in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed.

www.defensenews.com

March 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM

Tim Morton

@timmorton2.bsky.social

Wondering who will be the American Diana Gould who torpedoes Hegseth or Trump live on air over the war crime off Sri Lanka? #IRISDena #Belgrano

A lime green paperback with two black and white tv images, Margaret Thatcher in hectoring mode and the calm Diana Gould of Cirencester.

ON THE SPOT
THE SINKING OF THE BELGRANO by Diana Gould Introduction by Tam Dalyell MP

On the Spot
... a prodigious West Country battle-axe...'-Ned Sherrin, The Listener, 2 June 1983
...a rank outsider who might claim the crown as Britain's Champion Heavyweight Political Interviewer
:.- The Guardian, 4 June 1983
... the scorer of a palpable hit on the Iron Britannia...'-Philip Schlesinger, The Listener, 23 June 1983
... Tam Dalyell in drag...'- Tom King MP, at the Edinburgh Festival, August 1983
Is Mrs Diana Gould any of these or, as she claims, a Gloucestershire housewife who was so concerned about the events surrounding the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano that she submitted a question to TV's Nationwide: Why. when you knew the Belgrano was outside the exclusion zone and was sailing away from the Falklands, did you order it to be sunk?' When, to her horror, she was asked to put her question in person to Mrs Thatcher, both she and the nation were astonished at its effect. For the Iron Lady was visibly shaken, thus adding to the mounting speculation over the sinking of the Belgrano during crucial peace-talks and posing the question how could a member of the public, a Gloucestershire housewife, manage to put Mrs Thatcher 'on the spot' in a way that no opposition politician continued on inside rear flap
ISBN 0-900821-71-X
£1.95
On the S
The Sinking of the

was able to do?
Having heard the politicians, the journalists and the military, On the Spot now offers the view of the intelligent bystander, whose doubts sprang entirely from her own observations.
The book contains an interesting introduction by Tam Dalyell MP, the author of the controversial One Man's Falklands and Thatcher's
Torpedo. Tam Dalyell was Opposition Spokesman on Science until sacked by Michael Foot on the Falklands issue in 1982.
The Author: Diana Gould was born in Bristol but moved to Cardiff in the early 1930s. Educated at Howard Gardens High School for Girls, she was the first pupil there to gain a Scholarship to Cambridge. At Cambridge whilst Mrs Thatcher was at Oxford. Is married with four children.

March 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM

Business AM

@businessam.bsky.social

Een 50 jaar oude torpedo bewijst waarom Amerikaanse onderzeeërs nog altijd gevreesd blijven #onderzeeërs #AmerikaanseMarine #torpedo #IRISDena #strategisch

Een 50 jaar oude torpedo bewijst waarom Amerikaanse onderzeeërs nog altijd gevreesd blijven

Key takeaways In maart 2026 bereikte een aanvalsonderzeeër van de Amerikaanse marine een historische mijlpaal door het Iraanse fregat IRIS Dena in de Indische Oceaan tot zinken te brengen. Met één Mark 48-torpedo veroorzaakte de onderzeeër een zware breuk in de achtersteven van het schip, waarna het snel naar de zeebodem zonk. Dit was de […]

businessam.be

July 23, 2026 at 5:04 AM

Andy Niklaus wsws.org

@aniklaus.bsky.social

Mass murder in the Indian Ocean: The torpedoing of the IRIS Dena
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
#Massmurder #WarCrimes #Iran #IRISDena

Mass murder in the Indian Ocean: The torpedoing of the IRIS Dena

The United States Navy’s torpedoing of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026 is a war crime.

www.wsws.org

March 6, 2026 at 11:13 AM

France-Jeunes

@francejeunes.bsky.social

Torpillage frégate IRIS Dena : crise océan Indien

❓ Qu'est-il arrivé à la frégate IRIS Dena ?
❓ Quel est le bilan humain de l'attaque ?
❓ Quelles conséquences sur le prix du pétrole ?
❓ Pourquoi l'océan Indien est-il stratégique ?

#srilanka #irisdena #middleeast