Iran has denied targeting a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, Al Jazeera reported, citing a senior Iranian official.
Located on the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago, the military site was reportedly targeted by two ballistic missiles early on Friday local time.
None of the missiles hit the base, which hosts about 2,500 personnel, most of them American. Washington has described the installation as “an all but indispensable platform” for operations across the Middle East, South Asia, and East Africa.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper condemned the incident as “reckless Iranian threats,” while insisting…
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