Iran targeted but did not hit US' Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports

Iran fired ​two intermediate-range ballistic ​missiles at Diego ​Garcia but did not hit the U.S.-U.K. military base ‌in ⁠the ⁠Indian Ocean, the ​Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing ​multiple U.S. officials.

One of the missiles ​failed in flight, ⁠while a ‌U.S. ​warship fired ​an SM-3 interceptor ⁠at the other, although it ​could not be determined ​if the interception succeeded, the newspaper said. The Journal did not specify when ‌the missiles were fired.

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The White House ​and ​the ⁠British embassy in Washington and Ministry of Defence did not ​immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.