Iran fires ballistic missiles at US-UK Diego Garcia military base, does not hit it — report |
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No injuries reported in latest Iran missile salvo
No injuries are reported following Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack on Israel, the second since midnight.
The small number of missiles, which triggered sirens across southern Israel and in parts of the center, were likely intercepted according to preliminary military assessments.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted at least 20 Iranian drones in east of country
RIYADH, Syria — Saudi Arabia intercepted 22 drones in the east of the country, its defense ministry says, as Iran continues striking Gulf nations.
“10 drones intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region,” the Saudi defense ministry posts on X.
The ministry later posts that its air defenses shot down 12 more drones, also in the east.
Iran has kept up retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia and nearby nations in response to US and Israeli strikes that have sparked a war that has spread across the Middle East since late last month.
The attacks on the oil-rich nations, some of which have targeted energy facilities, have exacerbated concerns of a global energy supply shock.
Sires blare in central and southern Israel as Iranian ballistic missile fire detected
Sires blare in central and southern Israel as Iranian ballistic missile fire detected.
It marks the second attack since midnight.
Iran fires ballistic missiles at US-UK Diego Garcia military base, does not hit it — report
Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia but did not hit the US-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing multiple US officials.
One of the missiles failed in flight, while a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other, although it could not be determined if the interception succeeded, the newspaper says. The Journal does not specify when the missiles were fired.
The White House and the British embassy in Washington and the UK’s Defence Ministry do not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Iran’s attempt to hit the base, around 4,000 kilometers from the country’s territory, indicates that the Islamic Republic’s missiles have a longer range than it has previously acknowledged.
Iran’s targeting of Diego Garcia, some 4,000 kilometers from Iran, indicates its missiles have a greater range than Tehran has previously acknowledged, the Journal points out. It notes that Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed last month that Iran has limited the range of its missiles to 2,000 kilometers.
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