So the US knew the location of the Iranian ship off Sri Lanka bc both the US and Iran were part of a military exercise hosted by India which the US pulled out of at the last minute, presumably so as to bomb the unarmed Iranian ship.
The former Indian FM:
IRIS Dena ship sunk by US Submarine torpedo: Why was the Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean?

A US submarine sank Iran's warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean. The incident occurred within Sri Lanka's waters. At least 87 sailors died. Iran's foreign minister warned of US regret. The IRIS Dena was in the region for naval exercises with India. Sri Lanka conducted a rescue and recovery operation.

Economic Times

@jasper @AlisonCreekside

Read a few paragraphs and was impressed that this article (Economic Times) offered some credible facts about the incident, but when confronted by both a firewall AND multiple layers of popups, I tend to be recalcitrant. So don't bother showing me the teaser paragraphs. You not only did not get a sale, you pretty much guaranteed that I will never buy from you.

Edit: I'm sorry! My complaint was re:the Economic Times. Not Alison's or Jasper's helpful information.

@oldclumsy_nowmad my adblocker must have blocked that.

I pretty much posted links to what looked good and i could find quickly.

As far as i remember the articles did not mention the unarmed-as-part-of-exercise part. Infact the first one mentions arms, but it may be mistaking what is was designed for with what it was actually carrying.

@jasper

Sorry, Jasper, my sloppy comment did seem to criticize you. That's NOT what I meant. I thank you for pointing out the articles. Unlike many posts, these you listed did furnish info to show what happened. The articles you indicated helped, by providing some facts.

My complaint was about the Economic Times' market strategy. I don't object if they charge for their work, but it's annoying that they hit you with multiple pop-up ads before they tell you how much they want for access.

@oldclumsy_nowmad no problem, i guessed as much!