{"id":2576083,"date":"2026-03-04T14:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-war-department-releases-clip-of-u-s-forces-sinking-iranian-ship-by-torpedo-the-first-time-since-wwii\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:56:11","slug":"watch-war-department-releases-clip-of-u-s-forces-sinking-iranian-ship-by-torpedo-the-first-time-since-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-war-department-releases-clip-of-u-s-forces-sinking-iranian-ship-by-torpedo-the-first-time-since-wwii\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: War Department Releases Clip of U.S. Forces Sinking Iranian Ship by Torpedo \u2013 the First Time Since WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-war-department-releases-clip-of-u-s-forces-sinking-iranian-ship-by-torpedo-the-first-time-since-wwii%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the piece, officials describe an unprecedented naval event in which, allegedly for the first time in about 80 years, a U.S. submarine destroyed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-tests-nuclear-capable-missiles-in-the-sea-of-japan\/\" title=\"Russia Tests Nuclear-Capable Missiles in the Sea of Japan\">enemy warship<\/a> wiht a torpedo. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is quoted saying the incident occurred in the Indian Ocean and that the Iranian warship Iris Dena sank after being hit by a Mk-48 torpedo in international waters near Sri lanka. he claimed roughly 80 people were killed and about 32 were rescued from a vessel believed to have 180 aboard, and he framed it as the first torpedo kill since World War II, asserting that America is \u201cfighting to win.\u201d The briefing also asserted that more than 20 Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intel-experts-claim-the-us-was-hit-by-a-digital-pearl-harbor\/\" title=\"Intel Experts Claim the US Was Hit By a \u201cDIGITAL PEARL HARBOR...\">naval vessels<\/a> were destroyed and that Operation epic Fury effectively neutralized Iran\u2019s major naval presence in the theater. The report cites statements and tweets from outlets such as Navy Times, BBC live updates, and Fox News, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >includes social-media posts<\/a> from the Department of War. The passage is laden with sensational language and references to other provocative claims, including naming the ships \u201cQuiet Death\u201d and \u201cSoleimani,\u201d but the excerpt does not provide self-reliant verification within the text.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in more than 80 years, an American submarine has destroyed an enemy warship with a torpedo.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the dramatic incident Wednesday during a media briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the Indian Ocean &mdash; an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship, that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo &mdash; Quiet Death,&rdquo; Hegseth said according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOWResponse\/status\/2029193589079613857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II. Like in that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-americans-injured-in-attack-on-military-base\/\" title=\"Multiple ...ns Injured in Attack on Military Base\">war &#038;mdash<\/a>; back when we were still the War Department &mdash; we are fighting to win,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PiqQpVIrMu\">https:\/\/t.co\/PiqQpVIrMu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wc1e0B0um7\">pic.twitter.com\/Wc1e0B0um7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department of War &#127482;&#127480; (@DeptofWar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofWar\/status\/2029193757162139762?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;For the first time since 1945, a United States Navy fast attack submarine has sunk an enemy combatant ship using a single Mk-48 torpedo to achieve immediate effect, sending the warship to the bottom of the sea,&rdquo; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said during the briefing, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/04\/us-submarine-sinks-iranian-ship-in-first-torpedo-kill-since-wwii-pentagon-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials did not release the name of the sub that sank the Iranian warship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an incredible demonstration of America&rsquo;s global reach. To hunt, find, and kill an out-of-area deployer is something that only the United States can do at this type of scale,&rdquo; Caine said.<\/p>\n<p>Caine said more than 20 of Iran&rsquo;s naval vessels have been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Epic Fury has &ldquo;effectively neutralized, at this point in time, Iran&rsquo;s major naval presence in theater,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c62gg44d53xt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, the ship was sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>A Sri Lankan official said that at least 80 people were killed in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>A Sri Lankan navy representative said that the ship&rsquo;s name was &ldquo;Iris Dena&rdquo; and that 32 of the 180 people it believed were on board had been rescued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hegseth on Iran:<\/p>\n<p>Last night, we sunk their prize ship, the Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like POTUS got him twice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p9N8lx1DWh\">pic.twitter.com\/p9N8lx1DWh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clash Report (@clashreport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clashreport\/status\/2029184142504521880?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also said the U.S. and Israel sent an Iranian warship named the Soleimani to the bottom, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-winning-decisively-against-iran-achieve-complete-control-airspace-within-days-hegseth-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ship was named for Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who led the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps until 2020, when a U.S. drone killed him at the direction of President Donald Trump during Trump&rsquo;s first term in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looks like POTUS got him twice,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a briefing, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that in the Indian Ocean, an American submarine sank an Iranian warship that believed it was operating safely in international waters, using a torpedo named \u201cQuiet Death.\u201d He asserted this was the first torpedo-enabled sinking of an enemy ship since World War II and said the United States remains committed to winning. A video of the briefing was posted by the Department of War.<\/p>\n<p>Following reports indicated that the ship was sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with at least 80 people killed. A Sri Lankan naval official said the vessel\u2019s name was \u201cIris Dena\u201d and that 32 of the roughly 180 people aboard had been rescued.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also claimed that the United States, with Israel, had sent an Iranian warship named the Soleimani to the bottom, referencing Gen. Qasem Soleimani, and quipped that \u201cLooks like POTUS got him twice.\u201d He linked this to coverage by Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Gen. 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