What really went wrong for IRIS Dena? - Opinion | Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror LK · 🇱🇰 public Sri Lanka · Mar 28, 2026 · 1207 words · By MOHAMED AYUB

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What to know about What really went wrong for IRIS Dena? - Opinion

Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank outside Sri Lankan territorial waters.

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Reply To: Name - Reply Comment Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank outside Sri Lankan territorial waters.

Why it matters

(image: X) There are some blurry points and unanswered questions in connection with the incidents involving the sinking of the Iranian ship within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone near the southern city of Galle and its two auxiliary ships IRIS Bushehr and…

Common ground

Even among the issues related to the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28, the handling of the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena which was torpedoed by the US Navy on March 4 must be the even more delicate issue that the current…

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: What really went wrong for IRIS Dena? - Opinion?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Iranian ship IRIS Dena was in Sri Lankan waters at Colombo’s own invitation when it was torpedoed by a United States submarine?
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Claim 1: “The Iranian ship IRIS Dena was in Sri Lankan waters at Colombo’s own invitation when it was torpedoed by a United States submarine.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IRIS Dena (75) (Persian: ناوشکن دنا) was a Moudge-class frigate in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. She was named after Mount Dena, and was commissioned into the navy in 2021. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Dena

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the ships of the Iran Navy, the country's main navy. It does not include vessels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. The prefix "IRIS" is short for "Islamic Republic of Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_I…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2026 Iran war, the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean. Dena had recently taken p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_IRIS_Dena

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Claim 2: “The Iranian ship IRIS Lavan docked in India at the Port of Kochi on March 6.”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — A third Iranian ship IRIS Lavan had docked in India at Port of Kochi in Kerala.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/What-really-went-wrong-fo…

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Claim 3: “The Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force launched a joint rescue operation after the Iranian vessel IRIS Dena sent out a distress call.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanised: Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை கடற்படை, romanised: Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following tables present the ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy. These ranks are similar to Royal Naval officer ranks and the ratings ranks. Sri Lanka does have an Admiral rank, but it is on…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are …
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Claim 4: “Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank outside Sri Lankan territorial waters.”

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Claim 5: “The Sri Lanka Navy does not have the technology to detect submarines 40 nautical miles from the coast.”

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Claim 6: “President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Iran sought permission for three ships to dock at Sri Lankan ports but the request was denied due to a U.S. request for fighter jet access.”

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Claim 7: “The Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr requested permission to dock in Colombo Port and was taken under Sri Lanka’s jurisdiction.”

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Claim 8: “India granted permission for Iranian ships to dock on March 1, one day after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began.”

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Claim 9: “The Sri Lanka Navy lacks underwater detection systems in the southern region due to insufficient investment.”

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Claim 10: “104 people in the ship were killed and 32 were injured in the incident.”

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Claim 11: “The Sri Lanka Navy Commander orally invited the Iranian ships for a friendly visit during the Indian naval exercise.”

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Claim 12: “Sri Lanka refused permission for Iranian ships before the war started, while India granted permission after the war began.”

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Claim 13: “The Iranian vessel IRIS Dena participated in India’s International Fleet Review and the MILAN 2026 naval exercises.”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Iranian vessel IRIS Dena participated in India’s International Fleet Review and the MILAN 2026 naval exercises.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/What-really-went-wrong-fo…

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