US claims it sank Iranian vessel

2026-03-04 - 16:08

US Secretary of Defence Peter Hegseth has stated that an Iranian warship was sunk in international waters by a torpedo fired from an American submarine. Speaking to international media, he said that this was the first time since the Second World War that a torpedo had been used to sink an enemy warship. He further declared: “We fight to win.” “Yesterday, a US submarine sank an Iranian warship that we considered a threat in international waters. It was destroyed using a torpedo. This is the first time since the Second World War that a torpedo has silently sunk an enemy vessel. We fight to win. Certainly, without any hesitation, we will prevail over Iran...”