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On the night of March 21, Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward the joint US-UK military base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, The Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the report, one of the missiles did not reach its target. Available information suggests that a US military vessel fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other missile, though it remains unclear whether this was the reason it failed to reach the base.
Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned his British counterpart Yvette Cooper that allowing the United States to use UK military bases would be considered participation in aggression by Iran. He stressed that such actions would affect bilateral relations and emphasized that Iran reserves the right to defend its sovereignty and independence.
