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21 Mar 2026, 19:31

The Wall Street Journal, citing several official American sources, reported that Iran had launched two medium-range ballistic missiles towards the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean.

According to this report, neither of these missiles hit the joint U.S.-U.K. airbase; one fell into the water during its flight, and a U.S. Navy ship fired an SM-3 interceptor missile at the other; however, it is unclear whether the interception and destruction were successful.
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There are still doubts about whether Iran possesses missiles capable of reaching Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

This British military base, often used by U.S. Air Force long-range bombers, is located about 3,800 kilometers from Iran.

Until now, it was believed that Iran had medium-range ballistic missiles with a range of about 2,000 kilometers. However, some military analysts believe that the Khorramshahr missile may have a longer range.

The Alma Research and Educational Center in Israel has reported the range of Iran's Khorramshahr missile to be up to 3,000 kilometers. It is said that this missile was developed based on a North Korean medium-range missile.
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On Saturday, U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly condemned Iran's missile attacks towards the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean, while emphasizing that London has taken "a different position from the U.S. and Israel" in this conflict. Meanwhile, the U.K. Ministry of Defense refrained from commenting on the timing of this attack.
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