New Delhi, March 6 Top government sources on Friday described claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US about an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a US military submarine two days ago as "baseless and preposterous".
There is no question of providing any input to the US on this matter, and the claims are completely unfounded, the sources said.
The US sank the Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, triggering a strong reaction from Iran.
The Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, was returning home after participating in the Milan multilateral naval exercise hosted by India. At least 87 Iranian sailors were killed in the attack, which marked a major escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran outside the Persian Gulf.
