DEVELOPING11:51 UTCApr 16 1 min readSource: NYT Asia-Pacific
Sri Lanka Uses U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire to Repatriate Iranian Sailors

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Sri Lanka had been refusing to send back the Iranian Navy personnel, including survivors from a warship that the United States torpedoed, during active hostilities.
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- / Sri Lanka has agreed to repatriate Iranian sailors following a U.S.-Iran cease-fire.
- / The sailors include survivors from an Iranian warship torpedoed by the U.S.
- / Repatriation was previously delayed due to active hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
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