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Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent March 16, 2026

Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measuresSri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas reserves, as the Middle East confl…

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‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai and Aanya Wipulasena in Colombo March 15, 2026

Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence partnerMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe distress call came in to Sri Lanka’s maritime rescue coordination centre just after 5am. The ship in …

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3 Australians Were on U.S. Submarine That Sank an Iranian Warship
ByVictoria Kim March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s disclosure about the attack in the Indian Ocean prompted concern that Australia’s close military cooperation with the United States could draw it into the fighting in the Middle East.

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Why Torpedoed Iranian Warship Is a Problem for India
ByAlex Travelli and Suhasini Raj March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

An Iranian ship had been invited by India to take part in peacetime naval exercises with dozens of other countries, days before it was sunk in a U.S. submarine attack.

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Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has launched massive strikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut just h…

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Iran Calls Torpedoing of Ship by U.S. an ‘Atrocity’
ByMax Kim March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister accused the United States of committing an “atrocity at sea,” after a U.S. Navy submarine attacked an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean.

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Sri Lanka evacuates crew from Iranian navy vessel days after warship was destroyed by US
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Aanya Wipulasena in Galle March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Urgent request to dock is submitted by vessel after US submarine sank Iranian warship in same area on TuesdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesSri Lanka has evacuated 208 crew members from an Iranian navy vessel that made an emergency request to dock, a…

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US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Aanya Wipulasena in Colombo March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesA torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka as t…

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U.S. Submarine Torpedoed Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka as Conflict Widens
ByPamodi Waravita and Lynsey Chutel March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.

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Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran: what we know on day five of war
ByGuardian staff March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

US defense secretary confirms US submarine sank Iranian warship; clerics in Tehran close to choosing Khamenei successor US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe US defence secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off …

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