Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory and the most important of the islands within the Chagos Archipelago on July 02, 2013 in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
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Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia however did not hit the U.S.-U.Okay. army base within the Indian Ocean, the Wall Avenue Journal reported, citing a number of U.S. officers.
One of many missiles failed in flight, whereas a U.S. warship fired an SM-3 interceptor on the different, though it couldn’t be decided if the interception succeeded, the newspaper mentioned on Friday. The Journal didn’t specify when the missiles have been fired.
A spokesperson for the U.Okay. Ministry of Defence advised CNBC it was making ready an announcement.
The White Home and the British embassy in Washington didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark.
The reported assault marked Iran’s first operational use of intermediate-range ballistic missiles and a major try to achieve far past the Center East and threaten U.S. pursuits, the Wall Avenue Journal mentioned.
The U.Okay. agreed in Could 2025 at hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, the place the Diego Garcia base is positioned, to Mauritius, which has long-disputed the U.Okay.’s acquisition and possession of the archipelago within the Indian Ocean.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the U.Okay.’s plan.
