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March 05, 2026 - Current affairs for all the Exams: <b>US Submarine Sinks Iranian Frigate in Historic Escalation; China Sets 2026 Growth Target</b>

March 05, 2026

In a major escalation of the West Asian conflict, a US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate <i>IRIS Dena</i> off the coast of Sri Lanka, marking the first combat use of a torpedo by American forces since World War II. Meanwhile, China has set a cautious economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 during its National People's Congress.

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The sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena is historically significant for being the first time since World War II that which nation's navy used a torpedo in active combat to destroy an enemy vessel?

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