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Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: Minister Published Apr 15, 2026, STCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors stranded in the South Asian country after one of their warships was torpedoed by a US submarine, a minister told AFP on April 15.Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara said 32 sailors rescued from the IRIS Dena – a frigate attacked on March 4 just off Sri Lanka – and another 206 from the IRIS Bushehr left on April 14.“A few sailors from the IRIS Bushehr are staying back to operate the vessel, but 206 joined those rescued from the IRIS Dena and returned home last night in a chartered aircraft,” Mr Jayasekara said.Official sources said 15 Iranian sailors will remain in Sri Lanka to operate the IRIS Bushehr, which is anchored off Trincomalee in the north-east of the island.The attack on the IRIS Dena brought the Middle East conflict into the Indian Ocean, killing 104 sailors in the early days of the US and Israeli war against Iran, according to Iranian authorities.The bodies of 84 victims were recovered and have been repatriated.In March, Iran’s ambassador to Sri Lanka Alireza Delkhosh said Tehran was in talks with Colombo to repatriate sailors from the IRIS Bushehr which was given safe harbour in Sri Lanka after the IRIS Dena was sunk.Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the island provided protection to the Bushehr crew on humanitarian grounds in line with the 1907 Hague Convention.It was not immediately clear on what basis the sailors from the second Iranian vessel were allowed to leave Sri Lankan custody.Sri Lanka has refused permission for US warplanes to use ground facilities in the country in order to maintain Colombo’s neutrality.A third Iranian ship – the IRIS Lavan, with 183 crew members – sought shelter in India’s Kochi port in early March.More than 100 non-essential crew of the IRIS Lavan have since left India. AFP
Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the top commander of the Iranian armed forces, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.Army Day: Leader hails Iran's army for courageously defending country from aggressorsSaturday, 18 April 2026 Press TVIn a message on Saturday marking Army Day, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei hailed the country's army for courageously defending the nation in the recent imposed war, just as it did in previous imposed wars.He said the army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been "courageously defending the land, water, and the flag to which it belongs" in the face of the US-Israeli war of aggression."With its strong divine and popular support, and in dense and solid ranks, shoulder to shoulder with other warriors of the armed forces, it has confronted two armies at the forefront of disbelief and arrogance, making their weakness and humiliation evident in the eyes of the world," read the message issued on the occasion of Farvardin 29, which marks the formal establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, who is also the chief commander of the armed forces, emphasized that just as Iranian army drones strike like lightning against American and Zionist criminals, its brave naval force stands ready to make enemies taste the bitterness of new defeats.The message, issued on the day named in honor of the army by the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, congratulated all army personnel, their families, and the Iranian nation.Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei described the victory of the Islamic Revolution as a turning point in the army's history, marking the end of an era of weakness that had been imposed by enemies and internal traitors.He noted that after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the army left the orbit of the tyrannical Pahlavi system and found its rightful place in the warm embrace of the Iranian people.The Leader further stated that the 29th of Farvardin coincides with the birth anniversary of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who worked tirelessly from the first decade of the revolution to preserve the army against ominous calls for its dissolution and to enhance its capabilities across various domains.He stressed that the army's progress must be pursued with doubled effort and that necessary measures for its advancement will be issued in the near future.The Leader also paid tribute to generations of heroic commanders who led the Iranian army over the past five decades, many of whom attained martyrdom.Among those he mentioned were revered commanders Qarani, Fallahi, Namjou, Fakouri, Babaei, Setari, Ardestani, Sayyad Shirazi, as well as recent martyrs Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi and Aziz Nasirzadeh, both of whom were martyred in the 40-day imposed war.During the recent 40-day war of aggression imposed by the US-Israeli coalition, the Iranian army defended the country with all its might, carrying out numerous successful retaliatory operations against enemy installations across the region.The synergy and seamless coordination between the army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps enabled the Iranian armed forces to inflict heavy blows on the enemy.www.presstv.co.uk
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