Iran fires two missiles at US-UK military base beyond known Iranian military range – WSJ

Mar24

Iran fires two missiles at US-UK military base beyond known Iranian military range – WSJ

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departs from Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, to conduct a combat mission, April 19, 2025. / (photo credit: US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at a joint US-UK military base, Diego Garcia, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday night, citing multiple US officials.

One of the missiles failed in flight, and a US warship fired an interception at the other. At this time, it has not been determined if an interception was made, but neither missile hit the base, officials told WSJ.

Diego Garcia is located about 4,000 kilometers from Iran, double the 2,000-kilometer range that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran’s ballistic missiles had last month.

A banner with a photo of a new hypersonic ballistic missile called ”Fattah” and with text reading ”400 seconds to Tel Aviv” is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2023 (credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)

Iran ‘in advanced stages of development’ of long-range missiles

According to a report published by Israel’s Alma Research and Education Center at the start of the war, Iran’s missile inventory primarily consists of short-range ballistic missiles, which reach up to 1,000 kilometers, and medium-range ballistic missiles, which can reach as far as 3,000 kilometers.

However, the Center added that “according to various reports, long-range ballistic missiles are currently in advanced stages of development.”

Diego Garcia is located on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean and functions as a strategic base, from which the US hosts bombers, nuclear submarines, and guided-missile destroyers, WSJ wrote. 

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