Trump: Sinking Iranian Ships 'More Fun' & Safer Than Capturing Them; Iran Denies Warship Was Armed

• US President Donald Trump stated US forces prefer sinking Iranian naval vessels over capturing them, citing military personnel who called it "more fun" and safer.
• Trump claimed the US and Israeli campaign is "crushing" Iran's military infrastructure, including drone, missile capabilities, and naval forces, with 46 Iranian ships allegedly sunk.
• A dispute arose over the sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean on March 4; US Indo-Pacific Command called Iran's claim of it being unarmed "false."
• Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the attack as an "atrocity at sea," insisting the IRIS Dena was unarmed, on a non-combat mission, and a "guest of India's Navy."
• The incident, which saw 32 sailors rescued and 87 bodies recovered, has intensified US-Iran tensions, spreading the conflict beyond the Middle East into wider international waters.