Iran’s attempt to strike a US-UK base over 2,000 miles (over 3,000 kilometers) off its coast has renewed questions about Tehran’s military capabilities and how far its missiles can reach. On Friday morning local time, Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, a US official told CNN, adding that neither of them struck the base. Earlier this month, the UK agreed to a US request to allow American forces to use its military bases for operations against Iranian missile sites. Lair also said the Iranians perhaps extended the range of a missile with lighter explosive material. Meanwhile, Parsi questioned whether Iran has the “targeting intelligence” and missile accuracy to successfully strike farther targets.

Source: CNN March 22, 2026 05:02 UTC