The US-UK joint military base was reportedly targeted by Iranian missile strikes on Friday evening, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

Multiple US officials confirmed to the outlet that neither missile hit the base. Two sources said one of the missiles failed in flight, and the other was intercepted by the US.

Diego Garcia is located on a remote island in British waters and houses US bombers, nuclear submarines and missile destroyers.

The base is around 4,000 kilometers from Iran. The strikes undermine Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's previous comments that Tehran limited ballistic missile range to only 2,0000 kilometers.

It comes after UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer yesterday gave the US permission to use the base for 'collective self-defence'.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Keir Starmer of 'putting British lives in danger' after the UK agreed to allow the US to use its bases to strike Iranian targets linked to the Strait of Hormuz.

He warned that Iran would 'exercise its right to self-defence'.

Posting on X, Aragchi said:

Vast majority of the British People do not want any part in the Israel-U.S. war of choice on Iran.

Ignoring his own People, Mr Starmer is putting British lives in danger by allowing UK bases to be used for aggression against Iran.

Military base Diego Garcia, which was targeted overnight by Iranian missiles, is the largest of the Chagos Islands.

Located in the Indian Ocean, it is surrounded by thousands of miles of sea and sits around 4,000km from Iran.

It is home to the base which is used by both Britain and America.

US President Donald Trump previously hit out at the UK for agreeing to a deal over the Chagos Islands to return their sovereignty to Mauritius.

Donald Trump has said the UK 'should have acted a lot faster' in allowing America to use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz.

Ministers agreed on Friday afternoon that UK bases could be used for US 'defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships'.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Friday, US President Donald Trump said: 'It's been a very late response from the UK.

'I'm surprised because the relationship is so good, but this has never happened before.

'They were really, pretty much our first ally, all over the world.'

Referring to Diego Garcia, he said:

They didn't want us to use the island, the so called island, which for some reason they gave up rights to it.

I was a little surprised in the UK, to be honest. They should have acted a lot faster.

Overnight, Israeli forces conducted a 'targeted ground operation' against Hezbollah, the IDF has said.

In a statement, Israel's military claimed to have 'eliminated terrorists in an encounter in southern Lebanon'.

The IDF has been conducting operations on the ground in Lebanon in recent weeks, and says that last night soldiers eliminated one Hezbollah fighter, while a strike from its Air Force and tank fire killed several more.

Elsewhere in Lebanon, the Israeli Air Force targeted what it said was a Hezbollah base in Beirut.

Adding there were no Israeli casualties, the statement said: 'The IDF will continue to act forcefully against the Hezbollah terror organisation, which decided to join the campaign and operate under the auspices of the Iranian regime, and will not allow harm to the citizens of the State of Israel.'

Hezbollah said it fired rockets at Israel's Filon base overnight.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his nation remains a 'loyal friend' to Iran.

Congratulating Iranian leaders on Nowruz, Tehran's New Year's Day, he released a statement saying Moscow remained a loyal friend and reliable partner to Tehran.

'Vladimir Putin wished the Iranian people to overcome the harsh trials with dignity and stressed that in this difficult time Moscow remains a loyal friend and reliable partner of Tehran,' the Kremlin said.

Since the initial strikes in Iran almost three weeks ago, US embassies and consulates have endured the highest number of attacks in the post-9/11 era, according to the Wall Street Journal.

'Attacks on diplomatic facilities, including outside the conflict zone, are becoming normalized,' Jen Gavito, a former senior US diplomat, told the outlet.

'The scale and scope of these attacks are unprecedented.'

Officials said that the US evacuated staff from its embassy compound in Baghdad as Iran continues retaliatory strikes in the region.

There have been no fatalities or injuries of US personnel, but it has impacted America's diplomatic presence in the Middle East.

By Sophie Gable

Iran has reportedly fired ballistic missiles at a joint US-UK military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

The US-Israeli war on Iran is approaching its third week since the initial strikes. Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the US was considering 'winding down' military action.

The president added in his remarks that the US military was 'getting very close' to meeting its objectives in the war.

However, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday evening that the Diego Garcia joint base was targeted by two intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

Multiple US officials confirmed to the outlet that neither missile hit the base. Two sources said one of the missiles failed in flight, and the other was intercepted by the US.

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Strikes from drones and missiles continued in the Middle East overnight on Friday, as Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on US assets in the region.

Iran earlier said that five US military bases have been targeted, including l-Kharj in Saudi Arabia, al-Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates, Ali al-Salem in Kuwait, Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

Tehran also sent two ballistic missiles towards the UK-US military base Diego Garcia, although neither hit it, according to reports.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia said 20 drones had been downed in just a couple of hours in the east of the country, where vital oil infrastructure is located.

Meanwhile Israel has confirmed it launched new attacks on Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, as well as Iran.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced the 70th wave of retaliatory strikes in Operation True Promise 4 against 55 locations, according to Iran's English-language Press TV.

In a statement to Press ITV, IRGC described the latest wave of strikes as 'loud explosions, bursts of fire, and columns of smoke.'

The IRGC said five US military bases were targeted in the strikes, including l-Kharj in Saudi Arabia, al-Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates, Ali al-Salem in Kuwait, Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

The statement added that the strikes reflect 'a different dawn of a new regional order for Muslims.'

Stunning photos captured overnight on Saturday depicted missiles cutting through the sky over the West Bank.

Israeli air defense forces intercepted and neutralized the Iranian missiles.