Sri Lanka

How a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate for first time since WWII during Iran strikes

The March 4 incident in the Indian Ocean marked the first time an American submarine had torpedoed an enemy vessel since the last days of World War II.

|ByJOHN RUDDY/THE DAY/TNS
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 1, 2026.
A US submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in support of Operation Epic Fury off Sri Lanka's coast on March 4, 2026 at Sea in the Indian Ocean.

Iranian aircraft leaves India with sailors, bodies as Indian ships granted passage through Hormuz

The aircraft had earlier taken off from Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on a warship off the island’s coast last week.

|ByREUTERS
The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi, India, March 7, 2026.

India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say

The Lavan docked at India's southern port of Kochi on Wednesday, the same day the US submarine struck Iranian navy frigate Dena, after an urgent request from Tehran.

|ByREUTERS
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing

The Sri Lankan navy dispatched a rescue mission after a distress call from the Iranian ship, a defense ministry spokesperson said earlier on Wednesday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Hands-on skills

MAY 9, 2011ByGILAH KAHN-HOFFMANN
The Jerusalem Post

Games We Play: March 23

New cricket season set to begin; Israelis win two squash categories in Wales.

MARCH 23, 2011ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
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Tips for making friends

Israel’s isolation is growing but it needn’t be. The country would do well to engage with like-minded countries in the East.

MARCH 14, 2011BySUMANTRA MAITRA
The Jerusalem Post

World of Mouth: Pongalo Pongal!

The column that brings you festivals from around the world; this week how do the people of the Tamils in India and Sri Lanka celebrate the harvest?

JANUARY 11, 2011ByJOHANNA BAILEY
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Sri Lankan maid tortured by Saudi employers

Couple hammered nails into worker's face, body.

AUGUST 26, 2010ByASSOCIATED PRESS
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Tourism industry prepares for busy Tishrei

Israir airlines predicts that 260,000 people will be vacationing in Eilat.

AUGUST 19, 2010ByRON FRIEDMAN
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Ayurveda, anyone? A healing trip to Sri Lanka

A taste of India but without the hassles.

MAY 1, 2010ByJACKIE BEECHAM, SPECIAL TO THE 'POST'
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UK reviewing arms exports to Israel following Cast Lead

Comes after Britain acknowledges its equipment was “almost certainly” used in Gaza.

APRIL 4, 2010ByJONNY PAUL
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