Iran Missile Attack on UK Base: Government Delay Criticized

0:00On March 23, the U.K. government finally confirmed that Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the joint U.S. U.K. base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos. Islands, the attack happened between 11 p.m. on Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday. Both missiles missed the target, with one shot down by a U.S. warship and the others splashing into the ocean after traveling about 1090 miles. Officials admitted to strike more than 30 hours later, on Saturday morning, only after U.S. sources had already gone public. The government has not specified the exact timing, and it came just before they approved U.S. launches from Diego Garcia and another U.K. base on Friday. After noon, conservative leader Kemi Badanak slammed the delay as part of a culture of cover-ups under the labor government. Reform U.K.'s Nigel Farage called it deceitful, saying the public would never have known without media reports. A government source dismissed the criticism as desperate opposition tactics.

1:00Tensions are rising fast, with the Prime Minister set to chair a cobra meeting today on the war's economic fallout. The U.S. President warned of obliterating Iran's power plants if a key strait isn't reopened soon, while Iran threatened to destroy Gulf energy sites and, just struck two Israeli cities near a nuclear plant, injuring over 160 people. Experts worry about drone attacks on U.K. targets next, since British bases lack top defenses like Israel's Iron Dome and would need NATO help to respond. Effectively.