Iran’s Failed Diego Garcia Strike Used Intermediate‑Range Missiles Able to Reach Much of Europe, IDF Says, as UK Deploys HMS Anson to Arabian Sea
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Israel and U.S. officials say Iran fired long‑range ballistic missiles at the U.K.–U.S. base on Diego Garcia in a failed strike—one missile reportedly malfunctioned and the other was intercepted—while Israeli commanders and reporting by the Wall Street Journal describe the weapons as intermediate‑range systems capable of reaching much of Europe. Britain has deployed the nuclear‑powered attack submarine HMS Anson to the northern Arabian Sea and authorized U.S. use of British bases for defensive operations to degrade Iranian missile threats, a step Tehran warned could amount to participation in aggression.
Iran War and U.S. Military Operations
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