Iran targeted but did not hit Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports - Reuters
Iran targeted but did not hit Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports Reuters
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"Iran will exercise its right to self-defense."
— Abbas Araghchi , Politician
"Prime Minister Keir Starmer is putting British lives in danger by allowing UK bases to be used for aggression against Iran."
— Abbas Araghchi , Politician
"the U.K. has been very, very uncooperative with that stupid island that they have."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"estaba “poniendo en peligro vidas británicas al permitir que las bases del Reino Unido se utilicen para agredir a Irán”"
— Abbas Araghchi , Politician
"está “muy cerca” de cumplir los objetivos en la guerra"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"terminará “antes de lo que la gente cree”"
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
Key People
Abbas Araghchi is the Foreign Minister of Iran.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Hezbolá is a Lebanese militant group and political party.
Israel Katz is the Defense Minister of Israel.
British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party.
The President of Iran who responded indirectly to Donald Trump.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxPZ2ZtY2hlWUJPa21DNUcxOU1vQ29oYjNiX2Fway1jU25QTEhMZFJ6TE55S2lQVktIX1g1TnJzN2NEX2FSNm9PQmtkT1Y0RUtRR0pfX01td2F1cHBMMnNEdERVNVN3LXY2bXRubUxhTnlKNndYZ0tJVE11c3FTRnd2dUwxZ1Ric2ZRTmhpb3F1anZSWXNaY2RzbWhmZjhUV3VEQkp4MzVhcUlFalAyazFqTVJVd0lkRXNCeG1OX2Fya2w?oc=5" target="_blank">Iran targeted but did not hit Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Iran launched two ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, but neither missile hit the base. One missile failed in-flight, and the other was intercepted by a U.S. warship using an SM-3 interceptor. No damage was reported.
Irán lanzó dos misiles balísticos hacia la base militar conjunta de Estados Unidos y Reino Unido en Diego García ... aunque no impactaron, según reportó The Wall Street Journal. Esta acción se produjo tras el anuncio de Reino Unido de permitir a EE. UU. usar sus bases para responder a ataques iraníes en el estrecho de Or ... .
Iran har avfyrat två ballistiska medeldistansrobotar mot den strategiska militärbasen på ön Diego Garcia i Indiska oceanen, enligt uppgifter från Wall Street Journal och CNN. Attacken ägde rum kort efter att USA, med Storbritanniens godkännande, återfått tillträde till basen för 'begränsad defensiv användning'.
Following Iran's attempted missile strike on the U.S.-U.K. military base on Diego Garcia—a key strategic hub in the Indian Ocean—the British government condemned what it called "reckless attacks." Although the missiles did not hit the base, the incident highlighted the island's importance to U.S. military operations across the Middle East, South Asia, and East Africa. The base hosts about 2,500 primarily American personnel and has been used in various military operations, including clandestine rendition flights.
Irán ha lanzado dos misiles balísticos hacia la base militar conjunta de Estados Unidos y Reino Unido en Diego García, en el océano Índico, ampliando el alcance de sus ataques más allá de Oriente Próximo. Uno de los misiles falló, mientras que el otro fue interceptado por un buque estadounidense, aunque no se confirma si fue destruido. Este ataque marca el primer uso operativo de misiles balísticos de alcance intermedio por parte de Irán (IRBM), desmintiendo su anterior afirmación de limitar su alcance a 2.000 km, ya que Diego García se encuentra a unos 3.800 km del país. La base, ubicada en una isla bajo soberanía británica, es clave para operaciones militares, y el ataque responde a la acusación iraní de que Reino Unido permite el uso de sus bases para agredir a Irán. Este evento se suma al contexto de creciente tensión: EE.UU. hundió recientemente un buque iraní en el Índico y bombardeó la planta nuclear de Natanz. Mientras tanto, Irán exige un cese inmediato de los ataques de EE.UU. e Israel como condición para detener las hostilidades, aunque las perspectivas de paz son escasas.
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