The Indian Ocean lit up in fire and panic as a US attack submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship that had only weeks ago been feted in Mumbai as “the Indian Navy’s guest,” sending shockwaves from New Delhi to Tehran.

Pentagon sources say the frigate was tracked shadowing commercial traffic south of India when it allegedly locked fire‑control radar onto a US destroyer escorting tankers. After repeated warnings were ignored, the submarine fired a heavyweight torpedo that detonated beneath the hull, snapping the ship in two and leaving sailors fighting for their lives in an oil‑slicked sea.