Diego Garcia Island, where a joint American-British military base is located.
Messages and official statements clash as Western officials have not verified missile claims. The dispute raises questions about regional tensions and intelligence credibility.
Iran denies reports of a missile launch at the joint American-British base on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean, calling these data yet another lie from the Israelis. The text of the statement emphasizes that such public statements appear in the information space, which is also supported by some Western diplomats, but official coalition spokespeople have not yet confirmed the information.
«a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 kilometers»
– Eyal Zamir
Later, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that the alliance “cannot confirm” Israel’s claims that the missiles fired at Diego Garcia were intercontinental ballistic missiles from Iran.
«cannot confirm»
– Mark Rutte
Esmaeil Bakay, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on 24 March on the social network X responded to Rutte’s words, calling Israel’s statements “a hoax under a false flag.”.
«a hoax under a false flag»
– Esmaeil Bakay
On 21 March, reports emerged that Iran launched two medium-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia base, but the missiles did not hit the target.
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