US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

美国潜艇在印度洋击沉伊朗战舰

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2026-03-05

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Washington says it's the first time since the Second World War it's used a torpedo to sink an enemy vessel. Also on the programme: we gauge the scale of the attacks inside Iran by speaking to a resident in Tehran and verifying video footage; and a look at a new AI model, trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species, that is capable of designing new genomes. (Photo: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on 2 March. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)
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  • It is day five and there have been many political and strategic developments.

  • In Iran,

  • the senior clerics are choosing a new supreme leader with rumours that Ayatollah Khamenei's son might get it.

  • The Israeli defence minister says no matter who's chosen,

  • he'll be an unequivocal target for elimination.

  • In Washington, JD Vance has spoken about one war aim, destroying Iran's nuclear capability.

  • His boss, the president, has spoken of another, getting a US-friendly government in Iran.

  • Day five, military developments.

  • Iran is still attacking targets in Israel, US bases, Gulf countries, Turkey.

  • But many of its missiles are being brought down by anti-missile systems.

  • Israel has widened its airstrikes.

  • The US has sunk an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka.

  • And US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was speaking in Washington earlier today.

  • The results have been incredible.