Overnight, Iran fired two (2) missiles toward the military bases on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Officially, the base there is British, but it is often used by Americans.
At present, U.S. B-2 Stealth Bombers are on Diego Garcia.
One of the Iranian missiles was intercepted; the other failed in-flight. Neither reached the island.
This comes less than one day after Iran warned Britain that allowing the U.S. to use British Bases, to attack Iran, made Britain a party to the conflict.
It was not widely believed that Iran possessed missiles with a range long enough to reach Diego Garcia. It is approximately 4,000km (2,361 miles) from Iran to Diego Garcia. Iran proved last night that they do, in fact, have missiles that can reach that far.
This action by Iran does not bode well for Europe. Much of Europe is well within the range of the missiles fired overnight. Paris, Rome, Vienna, and Berlin are closer to Iran than Diego Garcia.
The U.S. makes extensive use of bases in Europe, some to attack Iran.
