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America Just Sank an Iranian Warship Named 'Soleimani' — The First Torpedo Kill Since World War II

America Just Sank an Iranian Warship Named 'Soleimani' — The First Torpedo Kill Since World War II On March 4, 2026, the Pentagon confirmed what no US Navy submarine had achieved since August 14, 1945: a torpedo kill. A single Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo fired from an American fast-attack submarine sent the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena to the bottom of the Indian Ocean — 4,000 kilometers from the Persian Gulf, 20 nautical miles south of Galle, Sri Lanka. At least 80 confirmed dead. Over 100 still missing. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called it a "quiet death." General Dan Caine called it the first sinking of an enemy ship by torpedo since World War II — and the first time in 44 years any nation's submarine has achieved a combat kill, since HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's General Belgrano during the Falklands War in 1982. But the detail every outlet buried: the Pentagon's periscope footage identified the ship on screen by its Iranian wartime designation — the Soleimani. Named for Qasem Soleimani, the IRGC Quds Force commander killed by a US drone strike in January 2020. Six years, one month, and one day later, the United States Navy sank a ship bearing his name. This video breaks down the IRIS Dena's full history — including its 65,000km global circumnavigation — the Mk-48 torpedo's keel-detonation design, why the kill 4,000 km outside the declared theater sends a strategic signal far beyond Iran, the Belgrano parallel, and what the geography of this strike means for every naval power watching from Beijing to Moscow. Sources: Pentagon press briefing, Military Times, Military.com, Times of Israel, Reuters, Sri Lanka Navy, US Navy Institute. The last American torpedo kill was 1945. It took 80 years to add a second name to the list. #IRISDena #TorpedoKill #USNavy #IranWarship #OperationEpicFury #IranWar2026 #Soleimani #SubmarineCombat #Mk48Torpedo #NavyHistory #IranNavy #USSubmarineStrike #MiddleEastWar2026 #QasemSoleimani #FalklandsParallel