Sri Lanka Repatriates Iranian Sailors
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-25 22:00 UTC
- Sources: BBC World News, Al Jazeera
Sri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors who were stranded after a US attack on an Iranian vessel in the Middle East. The attack claimed the lives of 104 people.
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