{"id":323062,"date":"2026-03-04T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-sinks-iranian-warship-off-sri-lanka-coast-leaving-at-least-80-people-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:07","slug":"us-sinks-iranian-warship-off-sri-lanka-coast-leaving-at-least-80-people-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-sinks-iranian-warship-off-sri-lanka-coast-leaving-at-least-80-people-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"US sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast leaving at least 80 people dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wE2i8vOgec4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast leaving at least 80 people dead\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wE2i8vOgec4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>America has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka leaving at least 80 people dead.<\/p>\n<p>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ship &quot;thought it was safe in International waters instead it was sunk by a torpedo &#8211; quiet death&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The Sri Lankan military were able to rescue at least 30 people on board after a distress call was made.<\/p>\n<p>Injured sailors were taken to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as the war between the US, Israel and Iran continues to escalate.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka leaving at least 80 people dead. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ship &quot;thought it was safe in International waters instead it was sunk by a torpedo &#8211; quiet death&quot;. 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