US submarine sinks Iranian ship off Sri Lanka coast, more than 100 people missing - Reuters

101 people are missing after a submarine attack on an Iranian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka this, citing sources in the Sri Lankan Navy and the country's Defense Ministry.

It was reported by Reuters, citing sources in the Sri Lankan Navy and the country's Ministry of Defense.

According to the agency, 78 people were injured in the incident. Earlier, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the rescue of 30 people from the Iranian ship, which was damaged and began to sink.

Other details of the incident have not been officially released. At the same time, media outlets claim that the ship may have been the Mowj-class frigate Dena, which was returning from exercises near Sri Lanka. The US has not yet confirmed or denied the attack.

The United States has said that the operation against Iran involves, in particular, the destruction of the Iranian fleet. The commander of the US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, said that US forces had already destroyed 17 Iranian vessels, including a submarine "that now has a hole in its side."

When was the last time submarines attacked warships?

The last time a submarine attacked a ship was during the Falklands War in 1982. Then the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. So, the last time submarines took part in combat was 44 years ago.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Gulf countries, which have been under attack by Iran for four days, can spend ammunition for air defense systems within a week, according to an article in the American edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeded him.