US Sub Sinks Iranian Warship Dena: Sailor's Call Reveals Warnings, Commander's Fatal Refusal

• An Iranian sailor on IRIS Dena called his father, revealing US warnings to abandon ship before it was torpedoed.
• The Dena's commander reportedly refused to allow crew evacuation despite imminent threat, leading to many deaths.
• The USS Charlotte, a US Navy submarine, sank the IRIS Dena on March 4 in the Indian Ocean, 19 nautical miles from Galle, Sri Lanka.
• 87 bodies were recovered from approximately 180 crew; 32 survived by defying orders and reaching lifeboats.
• US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike, marking the first US submarine sinking of an enemy combatant since WWII; US urged Sri Lanka not to return surviving sailors.