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Sri Lanka grants one-month visas to Iranian sailors rescued after US submarine attack

March 9, 2026 • 16:15 UTC WNS News Desk 8 min read Ananda Wijepala, Colombo, Galle, humanitarian protection, Iran, Iranian sailors, IRIS Bushehr, IRIS Dena, Sri Lanka, US submarine, visas

Sri Lanka has granted free one-month visas to 240 Iranian sailors rescued from two distressed naval vessels following a US submarine attack, providing humanitarian protection while maintaining neutrality and coordinating with Iranian diplomats on repatriation.

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Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued Iranian sailors as regional fallout from US submarine attack widens

March 8, 2026 • 11:17 UTC Akhtar Badana 8 min read Colombo, Galle, humanitarian aid, Indian Ocean, Iran, Iranian sailors, IRIS Bushehr, IRIS Dena, Sri Lanka, US submarine

A Sri Lankan hospital has released 22 Iranian sailors rescued after their warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a US submarine, as Colombo navigates a humanitarian and diplomatic balancing act amid the widening US-Israeli conflict with Iran.