Iran launches fresh attacks as FM says US will 'bitterly regret' sinking frigate

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said that the US "will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set" after a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka.

Araghchi's statement the first official acknowledgement from Iran of the sinking of the IRIS Denaon Wednesday. 

In a post on X, Araghchi said  "the US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores."

"Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," he wrote.

"Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set."

The U.S. has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores.

Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning.

Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set. pic.twitter.com/cxYiI9BLUk

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 5, 2026

Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases.

Israel announced multiple incoming missile attacks and air sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Iranian state television said additional strikes also targeted US bases. 

There were no initial reports of injuries or damage.