Thousands of miles from Iran's capital, Tehran, the war in the Middle East reached Sri Lanka's southern coast Wednesday. Fishing boats and tourist traffic usually define daily life in the historic city of Galle, but on Thursday survivors of the Iranian warship sunk by a U.S. submarine were being treated there after a dramatic sea rescue. The city's hospital is just 2 miles from the office of Dr. Chathura Welivitiya, chairman of a local aid organization. “People are scared,” Welivitiya told NBC News in messages sent via WhatsApp. “People are now in disbelief.” The frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed just 19 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s southern coast, killing 87 sailors. The Sri Lankan navy rescued 32 people, who were treated at the Galle hospital. Dozens more remain missing.…