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Sri Lanka Offers Humanitarian Visas to Iranian Sailors After US Sub Attack

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News18•08-03-2026, 20:15

Sri Lanka Offers Humanitarian Visas to Iranian Sailors After US Sub Attack

•Sri Lanka will grant free one-month visas to distressed Iranian sailors rescued from vessels.
•Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala announced the decision for humanitarian protection.
•Sailors were rescued after a US submarine torpedoed the 'Iris Dena' frigate and 'Iris Bushehr'.
•10 of the 32 'Iris Dena' survivors remain hospitalized at Karapitiya, Galle.
•Sri Lanka emphasizes acting on humanitarian grounds and international law, not taking sides.

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