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Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: Minister

|Iran, Iran|1 independent sources

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Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara said 32 sailors rescued from the IRIS Dena — a frigate attacked on March 4 just off Sri Lanka — and another 206 from the IRIS Bushehr left on April 14, 2026

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