Iran targets British-US base in Indian Ocean

Iran targeted a joint UK-US base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
Iran’s attack on the Diego Garcia air base — about 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) away — suggested Tehran has missiles that can go farther than it had previously acknowledged, or that it had used its space programme for an improvised launch.
UK officials did not give details of the strike that targeted the Diego Garcia base Friday, which was unsuccessful. Britain’s Ministry of Defence called Iran’s “lashing out across the region and holding hostage the Strait of Hormuz” a threat to British interests and allies.
It’s unclear how close the missiles came to the island. Iran previously asserted that it has limited its missile range to below 2,000 kilometres (over 1,200 miles). But military experts said Iran may have used its space launch vehicle for an improvised firing. “If you’ve got a space programme, you’ve got a ballistic missile program,” said Steve Prest, a retired Royal Navy commodore. Britain has not participated in US-Israeli attacks on Iran but has allowed US bombers to use its bases to attack Iran’s missile sites.
On Friday, the UK government said US bombers could use Diego Garcia to attack sites used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike, an official Iranian news agency reported Saturday, saying there was no radiation leakage. Israel denied responsibility.