SRI LANKA-IRANIAN FRIGATE-RESCUE

(260304) -- COLOMBO, March 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan Navy spokesperson speaks at a press conference held by the Sri Lankan Department of Government Information in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. At least 100 people were feared dead on board the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena after the vessel sustained a possible submarine attack off the Sri Lankan coast on Wednesday morning, according to Sri Lankan navy sources.