The Iranian warship IRIS Dena was in the Indian Ocean when a Los Angeles-class US attack submarine fired an MK-48 torpedo, setting off a massive explosion that lifted the ship’s stern out of the water before sinking the vessel.
The US Defense Department highlighted the attack — releasing black-and-white video footage that showed the USS Charlotte’s strike — to draw attention to a key element of its campaign against Iran: eliminating the country’s navy to keep the country from impeding the flow of crude oil and natural gas in the region.
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