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WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Iran launches missiles at a military base in the Indian Ocean 4,000 kilometers away

One has not hit the half-base of the United States and the United Kingdom, as one has failed in full flight and the other has been intercepted by a US Army vessel. However, the attack has caused concern about the large range of Iranian weaponry. 

(Foto de ARCHIVO)

Base militar británica-estadounidense en Diego Garcia (Océano Índico)

A British bomber at Diego Garcia's base.

Iran has fired two missiles at the U.S. and UK military base on Diego Garcia Island inthe Indian Ocean, but only one has not hit the area. 

The news, released by the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal and subsequently confirmed by sources from both countries, indicates that one of the missiles failed to fly and the other was intercepted by a US Army vessel. 

The Diego Garcia base, a strategic hub for US operations abroad, is nearly 4,000 kilometersoff the coast of Iran. So far, Iran has fired missiles that could reach a maximum of 2,000-2,500 kilometers .

Today marks three weekssince the US and Israel launched an offensive against Iran, and in the last few hours the UK has authorized the US to use its bases. 

According to the latest report by the Iranian authorities, more than 1,200 people have died as a result of the Israeli and US offensive, while according to the NGO Human Rights Activists in Iran, more than 3,000 people have died, mostly civilians.

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