US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship, Escalating Tensions

0:00On March 5, newspapers across the board are focusing on the widening U.S. conflict with Iran. The big story is a U.S. submarine, torpedoing and sinking the Iranian warship, IRI Steena, off the coast of Sri Lanka. It's the first time the U.S. has sunk an enemy ship like that since World War II, with more than 80 Iranian soldiers' bodies recovered so far. Defense Secretary Pete Hakesf confirmed the strike. This marks the first U.S. attack outside the Middle East since the fighting ramped up last Saturday. Papers also know Iranian missiles in rural Syria and airspace over Turkey, plus Israeli troops pushing into villages in southern Lebanon and reports. A Iranian strikes on Kurdish fighters in Iraq. Former U.S. officials are raising serious questions about the legality of threats to wipe out Iran's entire military. In the UK, there's a revolt among MPs against U.S. military action, and any use of British bases, led by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. Downing Street denies the Prime Minister ever considered allowing preemptive strikes from there.

1:04Meanwhile, labor faces a new crisis over suspected Chinese spying. lobbyist David Taylor, husband of MP Giovanni Reed, was arrested along with two others on suspicion of helping a foreign intelligence service. The MP says she never suspected him of breaking any laws and isn't involved in his business. As tensions rise on multiple fronts, conservative leader Khemi Badanak hammered Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in questions time, calling him weak. Amid the defense issues, potential spilings, and a row over China's new embassy in London, the story keeps unfolding fast.