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© France 24 01:57 US submarine torpedoed Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says Middle East Issued on: 04/03/2026 - 20:23
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, touting the strike as evidence of America's global reach in its war on Iran. "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo," Hegseth told a news conference. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.
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