{"id":218,"date":"2026-03-19T17:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/?p=218"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:49:28","slug":"iranian-navy-sunk-department-of-war-declares-it-rests-on-ocean-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/iranian-navy-sunk-department-of-war-declares-it-rests-on-ocean-floor\/218\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Navy Sunk: Department of War Declares It Rests on Ocean Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An online post circulating on March 19, 2026 claims the Iranian navy has \u201crest[ed] exactly where it belongs, on the bottom of the ocean.\u201d The tweet, issued by Open Source Intel (Osint613) and accompanied by an image, has drawn attention amid ongoing regional tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no official confirmation from Iranian authorities or defense officials as of this writing. Analysts caution that the post reflects online content that blends commentary and imagery, and verification from independent sources is needed before drawing conclusions about real-world events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Department of War:<br><br>The Iranian navy now rests exactly where it belongs, on the bottom of the ocean. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eb0X4vyxQ3\">pic.twitter.com\/Eb0X4vyxQ3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/2034712242466296064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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