Sri Lanka, March 7 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Saturday said the government is handling the recent vessel incident involving Iranian personnel in accordance with international law, and does not intend to support any side in the incident.

Responding to questions at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi about a reported U.S. operation against an Iranian vessel near Sri Lankan waters and whether the Iranian personnel would be repatriated to Iran, Herath did not give a direct yes-or-no answer but stressed that Sri Lanka is acting strictly under the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

He said authorities are taking all steps based on international law and humanitarian considerati...