A U.S. submarine recently sank an Iranian warship in one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors. Many overlooked the incident’s significance. Others misunderstood what had occurred.The sinking of the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, roughly 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s southern coast, was a graphic reminder of the brutality of war on the high seas. Footage of the ship’s stern exploding and images of Sri Lankan Navy personnel rescuing survivors quickly circulated online, prompting fierce debate about the legality of the strike and the nature of combat at sea. It also exposed a broader problem. Naval warfare remains The post A Torpedo in the Trade Lanes: Naval Warfare Returns to the Indo-Pacific appeared first on War on the Rocks .