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Iran launches two missiles toward Diego Garcia US-UK base in Indian Ocean

Iran fired two medium-range ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia, a strategic US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean located approximately 4,000 km from Iranian territory, according to the Wall Street Journal. Neither missile hit the base. One missile failed mid-flight, while a US warship launched an SM-3 interceptor at the second missile, though it remains unclear if the interception succeeded. This marks Iran's first operational use of this missile type and demonstrates a range of roughly 4,000 km—double the previously assessed 2,000 km operational range—representing an attempt to strike American interests far beyond the Middle East.