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US submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo; video shows explosion

Updated 2 months ago
The Hill
BBC News
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a U.S. Navy submarine sunk an Iranian warship in international waters, the first such sinking of adversary ship since World War II. “An American submarine sunk an. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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The Hill
The Hill
The Hill
Center
3/4/2026

US submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo; video shows explosion

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a U.S. Navy submarine sunk an Iranian warship in international waters, the first such sinking of adversary ship since World War II. “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” Hegseth said during a Wednesday morning briefing at the Pentagon.…

BBC News
BBC News
BBC News
Lean Left
3/4/2026

Video of US torpedo hitting Iranian warship released by Pentagon

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.