Tehran, March 18 -- The funeral procession of the sailors of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena took place at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in Tehran on Tuesday, as reported by Press TV.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Dena sank on March 4 after the frigate was hit by a US torpedo and sunk approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Galle in Sri Lanka.

In a post on X, the Iranian state media said, "Procession of the martyrs of the IRIS Dena at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in northern Tehran"

Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated his condolences over the deaths of sailors aboard IRIS Dena.

In a post on X, the Iranian President also condemned the US strike on the vessel as an "inhumane crime", stating that the...