Sri Lanka Steps into Turbulent Indian Ocean Conflict After U.S. Sinks Iranian Warship

In a striking demonstration of how Washington’s aggressive military posture toward Iran is rippling far beyond the Middle East, Sri Lanka has found itself compelled to take control of an Iranian vessel off its own shores following the recent sinking of another Iranian warship by a U.S. submarine.The incident began when the IRIS Dena, an Iranian warship returning from multinational naval exercises, was sunk by the U.S., marking one of the rare modern instances where a submarine sank a surface combatant. This unprovoked strike not only escalates tensions in the strategically vital Indian Ocean but also forces countries like Sri...