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Iran Launches Missiles At Diego Garcia And Tehran In New Escalation

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Iran has launched ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia and Teheran in a major escalation of its war with the United States and Britain on March 21st as reported by multiple news outlets including Tg24.sky.it, aftonbladet.se, Mediafax.ro, tportal.hr, Jutarnji.hr. The attacks targeted an American-British military base located over 3800 kilometers away in the Indian Ocean while simultaneously striking Tehran itself with new missile strikes reported by Guerra and Iran sources at Tg24.sky.it on March 21st around midnight local time (UTC+5).

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    Iran launched ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, an American-British military base in the Indian Ocean.
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    The attack covered a distance of approximately 3800 kilometers from Tehran to its target island.
Mar 21, 05:58 Iran launched two missiles against Diego Garcia island and conducted new attacks on Tehran.
Mar 21, 04:36 (approx) Reports indicate Iran fired ballistic rockets at a controversial US base in the Indian Ocean; sources suggest approximately one-third of all Iranian missile launches were directed toward this target over recent days. Note: The timestamp 'Feb' appears to be an error for March based on context.

Iran has launched two missiles against Diego Garcia island, marking new attacks on Tehran.

— [Mar 21, 05:58] Guerra, Iran lancia 2 missili contro isola Diego Garcia. Nuovi attacchi su Teheran.

Reports indicate that Iranian drones were fired at a controversial base in the Indian Ocean region (specifically referring to Diego Garcia).

— [Mar 21, 05:46] Uppgifter: Iran sköt missiler mot omdiskuterad ô-bas

Iran has escalated major tensions by launching ballistic missiles toward the American-British military base in the Indian Ocean.

— [Mar 21, 05:46] Escalare marea i ra zboiul din Iran. Rachete balistice trase spre baza militara americana-britanica

Iran has attacked an American base located over a distance of more than three thousand kilometers.

— [Mar 21, 05:46] Iran gađao 3800 km udaljenu američku bazu!

While noting that Iranian missiles targeted the distant US-based military facility in Diego Garcia (over a distance of more than three thousand kilometers), reports also mention an intriguing move by Washington regarding its own oil sector.

— [Mar 21, 05:46] Iran je gađao 3800 km udaljenu američku bazu!; SAD povlac̑i intrigantan potez u vezi iranske nafte
Iran lancar peluru berpandu balistik ke arah Diego Garcia, pulau tempatkan pangkalan tentera bersama AS-UK
Escaladare periculoasă în războiul din Orient. Iranul a lansat două rachete balistice spre baza americano-britanică „Diego Garcia” din Oceanul Indian
Guerre au Moyen-Orient: l'Iran cible la base américano-britannique de Diego Garcia dans l'océan Indien, selon le Wall Street Journal
Fears of war spreading with Iran targeting Indian Ocean
Iranul a lansat două rachete balistice către o bază americano‑britanică din Oceanul Indian, la 4.000 de kilometri de Teheran