Iran targeted but did not hit US-UK military base with missiles

Middle East Eye · March 21, 2026 War

Iran targeted but did not hit US-UK military base with missiles Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the ‘Diego Garcia’ US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean but did not hit it, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing multiple US officials. One of the missiles failed in flight, while a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other. It could not be determined if the interception succeeded, WJS said.

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