Anonymous ID: 7686b0 March 6, 2026, 4:14 p.m. No.24350486   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0501 >>0583 >>0723 >>0869 >>1015 >>1042 >>1089

6 Mar, 2026 14:09

 

Ex-Indian foreign secretary slams US for attacking Iranian ship

Striking an unarmed vessel returning from Indian-led naval exercises puts New Delhi in an uncomfortable position, Kanwal Sibal has told RT

 

The US attack on an Iranian ship returning from a naval exercise hosted by India was a blatant breach of international maritime norms, former Indian diplomat Kanwal Sibal has told RT.

 

A US submarine sank Iranian Navy frigate the IRIS Dena on Monday, 40 nautical miles off the city of Galle in southwestern Sri Lanka. At least 87 people were killed in the attack. The Sri Lankan Navy and Air Force, with assistance from the Indian Navy, conducted a major rescue operation, saving 32 sailors.

 

Attacking the unarmed ship returning from the naval exercise in the Indian Ocean was “unnecessary,” former Indian Foreign Secretary Sibal told RT.

 

“They [the US] were aware the ship was there. They had the plane capable of surveillance. And then they position themself at a spot to make sure the frigate was sunk. It is nothing to boast about,” he said. “If they wanted to attack it, they could have done it when it was close to Iran where the war is taking place,” Sibal said.

 

India had invited a host of countries, including the US and Iran, for its biennial MILAN naval exercise. The US Navy participated in the drills with a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Patrol Squadron, according to an official statement.

 

Sibal said ships do not come armed for the exercises. “So, it is not as if the Iranian ship was armed to the teeth. It is a bit embarrassing for India since we were the hosts [of the naval exercises],” he said.

 

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https://www.rt.com/india/633979-ex-indian-foreign-secretary-slams/

Anonymous ID: 7686b0 March 6, 2026, 5:08 p.m. No.24350690   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Kash’s Cache: Locating The FBI’s Secret Files

Agent misconduct, Arctic Frost, and more! Inside the files FBI hides from its own agents

Ryan Lovelace

Mar 6

Time and again, oversight of the FBI’s handling of sensitive cases hits a roadblock when investigators search for closely guarded files.

 

Records that should exist — about misconduct and spying on federal lawmakers — do not seem to be on file anywhere, nor is there an indication they were destroyed.

 

This is by design. The bureau developed its own system for handling its most explosive cases and has reserved the right to prohibit access to anyone, including Congress, which is charged with oversight of the bureau, and FBI agents themselves.

 

Racket News has obtained a 2023 user guide to a top-secret database for extremely sensitive info that cannot be held in the bureau’s normal filing system because of its classification requirements. So-called “prohibited access” files can be found in this database called “Sentinel Gold,” per the guide.

 

The database is an upgrade to Sentinel, the FBI’s case management system. Agents uploading data and documents to the Sentinel system apply one of three levels of access to the info, either unrestricted, restricted, or prohibited, according to a 2021 Department of Justice Inspector General report.

 

Information labeled “prohibited” will only appear in searches of FBI files for those who are granted special privileges. The members of this secret society can be counted on one hand, Racket’s Matt Taibbi reported earlier today.

 

The FBI did not reply to request for comment. …

 

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6 Mar, 2026 16:54

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Sri Lanka takes custody of second Iranian ship after rescuing crew

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the island nation is neutral in the US-Israeli war on Tehran, but that humanity must prevail

 

Sri Lanka says it has taken custody of a second Iranian ship and rescued its 208 crew members, a day after the US sank another Iranian vessel off the island nation’s coast in an attack which killed at least 87 sailors.

 

The Sri Lankan Navy helped offload sailors from the second ship, the IRIS Bushehr, which had requested port entry due to engine trouble, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told reporters on Thursday.

 

Like the sunken IRIS Dena, the IRIS Bushehr had also participated in a naval exercise hosted by India in February.

 

Dissanayake said the Sri Lankan Navy decided to formally take charge of the IRIS Bushehr and its crew after discussions with the relevant authorities, diplomatic missions, and the ship’s captain.

 

While Colombo is neutral in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran, it will not allow its territory to be used by any nation in conflict, Dissanayake asserted.

 

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https://www.rt.com/news/634017-sri-lanka-takes-custody-iris-bushehr/