U.S. Asked to Keep Military Planes in Sri Lanka Before Iran Airstrikes
Anupreeta Das and Pamodi Waravita
created: March 20, 2026, 9:34 a.m. | updated: March 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Sri Lanka did not agree to the request, officials said, and has tried to remain neutral in the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
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