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Iran targeted but did not hit US' Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports
Reuters | March 21, 2026 11:19 AM CST

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Iran launched two ballistic missiles targeting Diego Garcia. The U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean was not hit. One missile failed during its flight. A U.S. warship attempted to intercept the second missile. The outcome of that interception remains undetermined. The Wall Street Journal reported these events citing U.S. officials.

Aerial view of Diego Garcia
Iran fired ​two intermediate-range ballistic ​missiles at Diego ​Garcia but did not hit the U.S.-U.K. military base ‌in ⁠the ⁠Indian Ocean, the ​Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing ​multiple U.S. officials.

One of the missiles ​failed in flight, ⁠while a ‌U.S. ​warship fired ​an SM-3 interceptor ⁠at the other, although it ​could not be determined ​if the interception succeeded, the newspaper said. The Journal did not specify when ‌the missiles were fired.

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The White House ​and ​the ⁠British embassy in Washington and Ministry of Defence did not ​immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.


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