An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a joint US-UK military base in the Chagos Islands has been condemned as 'reckless' by Britain's defence chiefs. Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles targeting Diego Garcia in what is thought to be the first strike ever made against the base. A Ministry of Defence spokesman today described Iran's actions against the military base as a 'threat' to UK interests. 'RAF jets and other UK military assets are continuing to defend our people and personnel in the region. Trump said that the UK initially did not want to allow the US to use its island for the Diego Garcia base.

Source: Daily Mail March 22, 2026 01:07 UTC