IRIS Dena sinking highlights: Iran has condemned the submarine attack by US as an ‘atrocity at sea’. The attack has also raised fears of the US-Iran war growing beyond the Middle East.

This story has been updated with additional information from U.S. Central Command about the sinking of an IRGCN corvette. An American attack submarine sank an Iranian Navy ship off the coast of Sri Lanka,

Meanwhile, the UAE says it has issued an emergency alert, urging residents to seek shelter. Earlier, the country intercepted six Iranian missiles and 131 drones.

Sri Lankan authorities said bodies of 87 sailors had been recovered from the warship, while 32 people had been rescued. | World News

Trump said it was very early in the process of picking a new leader but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was an unlikely choice.