Iran’s Diego Garcia Attack Happened Late Thursday on the East Coast
Iran launched intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint U.S.-U.K. military base of Diego Garcia Thursday night East Coast time, according to two U.S. officials. Neither of the missiles hit the base, but the move marked Iran’s first operational use of an IRBM, the Journal reported.
Following the attack, the U.K., which has sovereignty over Diego Garcia, announced that it was expanding U.S. access to its military bases for operations related to the Strait of Hormuz. The U.K. had earlier allowed the U.S. to use its bases for defensive operations to prevent Iran from firing missiles.
