Two ballistic missiles launched by Iran toward the Diego Garcia military facility in the Indian Ocean missed their intended target, according to a Wall Street Journal report. One missile malfunctioned during flight while a U.S. naval vessel attempted to intercept the second with defensive weapons.
Iranian forces launched a pair of ballistic missiles targeting the Diego Garcia military installation but failed to strike the joint U.S.-British base located in the Indian Ocean, according to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal citing several American officials.
According to the newspaper’s sources, one of the intermediate-range missiles experienced a malfunction while airborne, and a U.S. naval vessel deployed an SM-3 defensive missile against the second projectile, though officials could not confirm whether the defensive action was successful. The Wall Street Journal did not provide details about the timing of the missile attack.
Neither the White House nor representatives from the British embassy in Washington or the U.K. Ministry of Defence provided immediate responses when Reuters sought comment on the reported incident.
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