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PM says three Australians were onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship

Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on submarine but says ‘no Australian personnel’ participated in attacks on Iran Anthony Albanese has confirmed three Australians were on a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship, after the Labor government had earlier refused to comment on reports which emerged on Thursday. The prime minister said the Australian Defence Force personnel were on the submarine as part of an Aukus training program. Continue reading...

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Albanese says Australian troops were on board US submarine that sank Iranian ship

Three Australian military personnel were on board an American submarine that sank an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday. Speaking to Sky News, Albanese said: “I can confirm that there were three Australian personnel on board that vessel”. The personnel were on board the submarine as part of training arrangements under Aukus, a multidecade defence pact with Britain and the United States, Albanese said. “These are long-standing third countr...

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US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka Coast

Rabat – Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 crew members aboard a Iranian warship that sank off of Sri Lanka’s coast on Wednesday, in a large-scale search and rescue operation.  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine was responsible for the sinking, saying in a Pentagon briefing that the […] The post US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka Coast appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Keyla Limones

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The Guardian5h ago

PM says three Australians were onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship

Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on submarine but says ‘no Australian personnel’ participated in attacks on Iran Anthony Albanese has confirmed three Australians were on a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship, after the Labor government had earlier refused to comment on reports which emerged on Thursday. The prime minister said the Australian Defence Force personnel were on the submarine as part of an Aukus training program. Continue reading...

By Josh Butler

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