Sri Lanka repatriated 40 Iranian sailors rescued from a distressed vessel off its southern coast after providing medical care. The operation comes amid scrutiny of Iranian maritime activity following naval incidents and concerns over US secondary sanctions targeting services to sanctioned vessels
Sri Lanka Navy safely transferred 204 Iranian personnel from the troubled naval vessel IRINS Bushehr to Colombo after an engine failure. The development follows the sinking of Iranian frigate IRIS Dena amid escalating US-Iran tensions
