US Strike Sinks Iranian Soleimani-Class Warship in Persian Gulf; Video Emerges

• A video reportedly shows an Iranian Shahid Soleimani-class missile corvette exploding in the Persian Gulf after a US strike.
• The vessel, operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN), exploded off the coast of Bandar Lengeh.
• This incident follows another US strike that engulfed the Iranian Navy corvette Shahid Sayyad Shirazi in flames near Bandar Abbas port.
• US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on March 4 that US forces sank an Iranian warship named Soleimani.
• Hegseth referred to a US submarine torpedoing the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, with 87 bodies recovered from 180 crew.