Reuters has learned about the involvement of the US Navy in the Iranian ship disaster off the coast of Sri Lanka.

An Iranian ship that sank off the coast of Sri Lanka was attacked by the US Navy. This was reported on March 4 by the Reuters news agency, citing sources.

"The US military attacked an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka," the article says.

According to an anonymous official, the operation was carried out by an American submarine. The agency also clarified that 32 people on board have now been rescued.

The Hindustan Times, an Indian newspaper, previously noted that the exact cause of the incident with the Iranian vessel is not yet known.

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The loss of the fleet will not be critical for Tehran, experts believe.

The attack on the Iranian vessel by a certain submarine became known earlier that day. According to the agency, 101 of the 180 crew members were missing. The article does not specify which submarine hit the frigate.

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