Pete Hegseth did not name the ship - but earlier, the Sri Lankan navy said around 140 people were missing after the Iris Dena went down off the coast of Galle.
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'We deserve a normal life,' Iranians tell BBC, as Israel begins new 'wave of strikes' across Tehran
Iranians tell the BBC the country's capital Tehran "feels empty" and that they "deserve a normal life", as the Israeli military says it has launched a new "wave of strikes" there.
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