Iran fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island target

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Iran has fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Diego Garcia after warning that British lives were “in danger” after Keir Starmer backed the US to carry out further strikes from British bases.

Tehran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Chagos Islands but neither hit, the Iranian news agency Mehr reported.