U.S. urges Sri Lanka to withhold repatriation of Iranian crew and survivors from a sunken warship, internal memo reveals.

Sources in Sri Lanka's defense ministry said the vessel was hit by a submarine, but a navy spokesperson rejected any reports on the cause of the ship sinking.

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Said 180 Crew Members Were Aboard the Iranian Naval Vessel, While the U.S. Military Said Tuesday It Had Already Sunk 17 Iranian Warships and Was…

The Iranian vessel was the Islamic Republic's 'prize ship,' according to the US defense secretary. This marks one of the few instances of a submarine sinking a ship since World…

GALLE: A second Iranian warship was heading toward Sri Lanka’s territorial waters Thursday, a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 87 sailors, a…

Urgent request submitted by vessel after US submarine sank Iranian warship in same area with torpedo on Tuesday

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan rescuers continued searching for dozens of missing sailors after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as a second Iranian vessel sailed…

The South Asian country is caught in the middle of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sailors from an Iranian vessel to shore Friday after the ship sought assistance while anchored outside the country’s waters, as…

The Geneva Conventions say nations have a duty to “take all possible measures” to help rescue victims of shipwrecks. A U.S. submarine left that to Sri Lanka.

U.S. urges Sri Lanka to withhold repatriation of Iranian crew and survivors from a sunken warship, internal memo reveals.

Sri Lanka commits to treating Iranian sailors per international law, amid U.S. pressure regarding their repatriation.