In March 2026, during the Iran War, it was reported that Iran launched two missiles at Diego Garcia’s military base, which is jointly operated by the United States and the United Kingdom. None of the strikes were successful. Iran is located some 2,350 miles (3,782 km) from the coral atoll in the central Indian Ocean. It was Iran’s first operational use of intermediate-range ballistic missiles and indicated that the country had the ability to conduct longer-range attacks than previously claimed.
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