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Iran’s navy in crosshairs as warship sinking by US submarine ups game

The Iranian warship IRIS Dena was in the Indian Ocean when a Los Angeles-class US attack submarine fired an MK-48 torpedo, setting off a massive explosion that lifted the ship’s stern out of the water before sinking the vessel. The US Defence Department highlighted the attack - releasing black-and-white video footage that showed the USS Charlotte’s strike - to draw attention to a key element of its campaign against Iran: eliminating the country’s navy to keep the country from impeding the flo...

5 Mar, 02:46 — 5 Mar, 02:46
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