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Iran Targeted but Did Not Hit Diego Garcia Base With Missiles, WSJ Reports

March 20 (Reuters) – 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.

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

(Reporting by Fabiola Arámburo in ​Mexico City; Editing by ​William Mallard)

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