US sub sinks Iranian warship named after terrorist leader who Trump assassinated — in first such attack since WWII

Emily Crane/ NEW YORK POST

 

An American submarine sank an Iranian warship named the Soleimani in the Indian Ocean overnight — the first such US attack on a member of an enemy fleet since World War II, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday.

The “quiet death” strike on Iran’s prized vessel, the IRIS Shahid Soleimani, unfolded late Tuesday off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Hegseth said, telling reporters during a Pentagon briefing that the ship “thought it was safe in international waters.”

“Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II,” Hegseth added. “Like in that war, back when we were still the War Department, we are fighting to win.” 

The Pentagon released video of the strike soon after Hegseth spoke. 

“The Iranian navy rests at the bottom of the Persian Gulf,” the secretary added. “Combat ineffective, decimated, destroyed, defeated. Pick your adjective.” Read more, see maps, and photos here.