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Sri Lanka says it coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from several commercial ships and their return to Iran

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A spokesman for Sri Lanka's foreign ministry said on 25 October the country coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from multiple commercial ships in international waters off Sri Lanka and supported their return to Iran, Reuters reported via gCaptain. Laden Iranian tankers have been held off Sri Lanka by the US blockade, according to a nonprofit cited earlier in October.

When
25 October 2026
Where
Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka, No single country
What
humanitarian
Attribution
Not attributed
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: Sri Lankan foreign ministry spokesman via Reuters · published 2026-10-25 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: United Against Nuclear Iran data via Bloomberg · published 2026-10-06 00:00 UTC

History

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