Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Island group in the Indian Ocean, hosts a joint U.S.-U.K. military base that was targeted by Iran. Iran has launched missiles at Diego Garcia, an Indian Ocean island that is home to a strategic U.K.-U.S. military base. U.S. operations hubThe U.S. has described the Diego Garcia base as “an all but indispensable platform” for security operations in the Middle East, South Asia and East Africa. Last year the U.S. deployed several nuclear-capable B-2 Spirit bombers to Diego Garcia amid an intense airstrike campaign targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Britain would then lease back the Diego Garcia base for at least 99 years.

Source: The Times March 21, 2026 15:57 UTC