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US forces patrol near the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska after it was boarded and seized by US forces on Sunday, at a location given as the Arabian Sea, in this handout image released April 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US intercepts 3 Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say

Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf

Sri Lanka government tells cricket board to quit: Sources

Sri Lanka government tells cricket board to quit: Sources

A Sri Lanka Navy vessel approaches an Iranian Navy vessel IRIS Bushehr (422) during a rescue operation, a day after the crew of a distressed Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, were assisted in waters south of Sri Lanka, off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. Photo: Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iranian crew members return home from Sri Lanka

Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara. File Photo: BSS

Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: minister

Representational image. Photo: Collected.

Tour operators urge Sri Lanka to waive visa on arrival fee, offer affordable packages for Bangladeshis

Photo: Collected

Alliance Finance keeps default loans below 1% through strong risk management

Snaking queues are seen around petrol stations in Sri Lanka as motorists scramble for fuel. Photo: Collected

Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays public holidays to conserve fuel

The northeast Indian Ocean region already faces a range of transnational security threats. Photo: Reuters.

Sri Lanka to repatriate remains of 84 Iranians killed in US attack

The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi, India, March 7, 2026. Photo: Reuters

India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say

Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation after responding to a distress call from their vessel, the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, within Sri Lanka’s maritime search and rescue region, in the Indian Ocean, March 4. via Sri Lanka Navy.

US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship: Memo

A Sri Lankan Navy tug boat and naval vessels approach an Iranian vessel during a rescue operation, a day after the crew of a distressed Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena were assisted in waters south of Sri Lanka, off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka March 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka moving 208 rescued Iranian ship crew to naval camp, sources say

Injured Iranian sailors walk on Galle National Hospital premises where they are receiving treatment, following a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate

Security personnel stand guard as an ambulance enters inside the Galle National Hospital, following a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

Sri Lanka says it is trying to safeguard lives on second Iranian ship after US sinks frigate