US Torpedo Attack on Iranian Vessel Preceded by Covert Naval Incidents
Iranian sailors have reportedly returned from Sri Lanka, weeks after a US torpedo allegedly sank the 'Iris Dena' vessel on March 4, according to a report by The Independent. At least 104 individuals were said to have perished in the incident, which occurred off the coast of an undisclosed nation. This event, belatedly reported by some outlets, marks a significant escalation in naval aggression
against Iran, yet the timeline of such incidents is often obscured or downplayed. The Independent frames this incident as straightforward news, yet its delayed reporting and context-free presentation are telling. The revelation of a US torpedo strike comes long after the fact, a common pattern seen when US military actions against perceived adversaries result in significant loss of life.
Mainstream media often lags in reporting such events, or frames them as isolated 'incidents' rather than parts of a sustained, undeclared naval campaign. The US government, for its part, has a well-documented history of reclassifying combat losses or attacks as 'mechanical failures' or 'friendly fire' incidents to minimize public scrutiny and avoid accountability, as seen in numerous instances
from Vietnam to Iraq where shootdowns were downgraded to 'crashes.' This alleged torpedo strike is not an anomaly but fits a disturbing pattern of escalating naval harassment and covert operations against Iran. In 1988, for instance, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over Iranian territorial waters, killing all 290 civilians aboard, including 66 children. The US government