UK allows US to use bases for Iran war after missiles fired at Diego Garcia The UK has agreed to let the US use its bases for its war on Iran, following an apparent Iranian missile strike against Diego Garcia. Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean but did not hit it, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing multiple US officials. One of the missiles failed in flight, while a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other. It could not be determined if the interception succeeded, the WSJ report said. On Friday, the UK said it had agreed to allow the US to use British bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites, a decision reportedly made after the unsuccessful Diego Garcia attack. Downing Street said that ministers had approved the action to help protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Read more: UK allows US to use bases for Iran war after missiles fired at Diego Garcia
The UK has agreed to let the US use its bases for its war on Iran, following an apparent Iranian missile strike against Diego Garcia.
Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean but did not hit it, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing multiple US officials.
One of the missiles failed in flight, while a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other. It could not be determined if the interception succeeded, the WSJ report said.
On Friday, the UK said it had agreed to allow the US to use British bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites, a decision reportedly made after the unsuccessful Diego Garcia attack.
Downing Street said that ministers had approved the action to help protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
