Sri Lanka says second Iranian ship nine nautical miles off its coast

FILE PHOTO: A Sri Lanka Navy vessel approaches an Iranian vessel during a rescue operation, a day after the crew of a distressed Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena were assisted in waters south of Sri Lanka, off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka March 5, 2026. Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

NEW ⁠DELHI, ⁠March 10 (Reuters) - A ‌second Iranian ship is ​currently ⁠nine nautical ⁠miles from Sri ⁠Lanka's ‌coast, ⁠a spokesperson ​for ‌Sri Lanka's ⁠cabinet ​said on ⁠Tuesday, adding that ​it would eventually be ⁠moved.

(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, ​writing ⁠by ​Hritam ‌Mukherjee; Editing ​by YP Rajesh)