US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship
A Qadr H long-range ballic surface-to-surface missile is fired Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard during a maneuver in an undisclosed location in Iran. (AP Photo)US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: As US-Israel strikes continued to pound Iran and the Middle East on the sixth day of the war, Iran launched missiles at Israel, IDF said, following which sirens were activated in communities in central Israel, the Jerusalem area and parts of the West Bank. More than 1,000 people have been killed in Iran since the war started, CNN reported quoting US-based Human Rights Activs News Agency.
At least 87 people were killed after a torpedo fired a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka. As many as 32 people were rescued and were admitted to a hospital in Galle, a town on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, AP reported. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed the attack saying that the submarine “died a quiet death”.Story continues below this ad
Meanwhile, the last rites of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayotollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during the first phase of US-Israeli airstrikes, has been postponed.
Trump has Republican’s support: The US Senate has voted down a resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s war powers to continue waging a war on Iran without congressional authorisation, voting 53 to 47 against it, the New York Times reported. The House is expected to vote on the same question soon, and some senators might be more inclined to back a war powers resolution in future if the war continues for more than a few weeks.
In fresh attacks, a tanker at anchor off Kuwait reported seeing a large explosion on its port side and was taking on water, Reuters reported quoting the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The master (captain) of the vessel observed a small craft leaving the area following the explosion, which occurred 30 nautical miles (56 km) southeast of Kuwait’s Mubarak Al Kabeer port in the Gulf.
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