Trending Now - US Submarine Torpedoes Iranian Warship in Historic Incident

WHO:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine

U.S. Navy

Iranian Navy

Qasem Soleimani (Iranian military officer)

WHAT:

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship named Soleimani by torpedo.

This incident marks the first time since World War II that the U.S. has sunk an enemy combatant ship by torpedo.

The U.S. Navy used a single Mark 48 torpedo to achieve this.

Hegseth stated, "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters."

Hegseth described the Iranian Navy as "combat ineffective, decimated, destroyed, defeated."

WHERE:

Indian Ocean

The Iranian warship sank off the coast of Sri Lanka.

WHEN:

The sinking occurred on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

The announcement was made on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

WHY:

The operation was part of "Operation Epic Fury" in Iran, although specific motivations were not detailed in the articles.

HOW:

The U.S. Navy executed a "fast attack" using a torpedo to sink the warship.

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship named Soleimani off the coast of Sri Lanka using a single Mark 48 torpedo, marking the first time since World War II that the U.S. has sunk an enemy combatant ship by torpedo. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the Iranian Navy as "combat ineffective, decimated, destroyed, defeated," and stated, "An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters." The operation was part of "Operation Epic Fury," although specific motivations were not detailed in the announcement made the following day.