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Sri Lanka repatriates remains of 84 Iranians killed in US attack

Sri Lanka repatriates remains of 84 Iranians killed in US attack

Sri Lanka on Friday repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who perished when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, local officials said. The seamen were killed when the IRIS Dena was torpedoed on March 4 just off the coast of Sri Lanka, in an

Stranded Iran sailors put Sri Lanka, India in diplomatic dilemma

Stranded Iran sailors put Sri Lanka, India in diplomatic dilemma

Sri Lanka and India are providing sanctuary to 434 sailors from three Iranian naval vessels targeted or threatened by the United States, a diplomatic conundrum as the war spills into the Indian Ocean. The ships had taken part in a naval exercise organised by India off the coast of Visakhapatnam,

Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel

Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel

Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday. The crew had been treated at Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle since Wednesday after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just

Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to 'international law'

Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to 'international law'

Sri Lanka will treat Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate according to international law, a minister said Saturday, following reports that Washington was pressuring Colombo to not repatriate them. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told a conference in New Delhi that Sri Lanka was caring for 32 sailors from the

Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to 'international law'

Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to 'international law'

Sri Lanka will treat Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate according to international law, a minister said Saturday, following reports Washington was pressuring Colombo to not repatriate them. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told a conference in New Delhi that Sri Lanka was caring for 32 sailors from the Iranian

Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Sri Lanka denounced the toll of Middle East fighting on Friday as it gave refuge to more than 250 Iranian sailors two days after a deadly torpedo strike on another of Iran's ships. The crew from the second ship were brought ashore on Thursday and were being accommodated

Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian ship fearing new US sub attack

Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian ship fearing new US sub attack

Sri Lanka has offloaded crew of an Iranian navy vessel and assumed countrol of it, the South Asian nation's president said Thursday, a day after a deadly US submarine attack on another ship. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in a televised address that his country's navy