Iran Missiles Hit Diego Garcia Base

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Cory with the story with Canada News today. Iran has fired missiles at Diego Garcia, a key military base in the Indian Ocean jointly run by the United States and United Kingdom. The island serves as a vital hub for operations across the Middle East, South Asia, and East Africa. Last year, the U.S. sent nuclear-capable B2-spirib bombers there during strikes on Yemen's healthy rebels. Recently, Britain agreed to let American forces use the base and another U.K. site for limited defensive strikes against Iranian missile positions, including those targeting ships in the straight-of-for-mouse. Iran's foreign minister warned that this decision endangers British lives. Experts suggest Iran might have adapted its similar space rocket for the attack to reach beyond its usual 2,000-kilometer missile limit, though. With less precision, Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Archipelago under British control since 1814. In the 1960s and 70s, Britain removed up to 2,000 residents to make way for the base, sparking

1:04ongoing disputes. Britain plans to transfer sovereignty to Mauritius while leasing the base back for 99 years or more, but the deal faces opposition from U.K. Politicians, displaced islanders, and U.S. President Donald Trump, who called it foolish. Solomon has paused approval until U.S. backing returns, leaving the base's future uncertain amid rising tensions.