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Security Expert Says Iran Now Has Missiles Powerful Enough to Hit UK
Unconfirmed reports say Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia, with one failing and another intercepted, raising concerns about potential threats to Europe, experts say.
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Security expert warns Iran now has missiles powerful enough to reach the UK
Iran has previously stated it had unilaterally limited the range of its missiles to 2,000km. But military experts were spooked by Iran launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) towards Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean, about 4,000kms from any Iranian launchpad.
Did Iran Attack Diego Garcia?
The details about an alleged Iranian attempt to attack the U.S.-UK military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia last week are as mysterious as the secretive base itself. Although the Iranian government has denied attacking Diego Garcia, Israeli and other government officials as well as members of the Euro-American media have seized on the story of an Iranian attack to ring alarm bells about a supposedly increased Iranian threat. Prev…
Iran, whose air force has been significantly weakened by Western sanctions, has been betting on missiles and drones for decades, calling its arsenal "largest" in the Middle East early in 2025, which has become both a major threat to Israel and the United States, and the only real means of responding to Tehran, reports Bloomberg. On 20 March, Iran shocked the world by hitting the United States-British base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a r…
Two ballistic missiles were fired on March 20 at the US and British military bases on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Iran denies any involvement and blames Israel for what Tehran calls a fabricated accusation. The attack was confirmed by British Defence Secretary John Healey. One missile crashed before reaching its target, the other was shot down by a US warship. Neither hit the base in the Chagos Islands – a British territory that houses one…
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