Iran Fires Two IRBMs at Diego Garcia, Revealing Previously Denied Long-Range Missile Capability

Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, the US-UK base in the Indian Ocean approximately 4,000km from Iranian territory. One missile failed in flight; a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other. Neither struck the base. The attack revealed Iran possesses missile capabilities double its officially stated 2,000km limit, a capability Tehran had explicitly denied. The strike came shortly before Britain authorized US use of Diego Garcia for Hormuz defensive operations.