{"id":2582346,"date":"2026-03-21T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-attack-on-diego-garcia-is-a-threat-to-british-interests-uk-says\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:04:40","slug":"iran-attack-on-diego-garcia-is-a-threat-to-british-interests-uk-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-attack-on-diego-garcia-is-a-threat-to-british-interests-uk-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran attack on Diego Garcia is a &#8216;threat to British interests,&#8217; UK says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-attack-on-diego-garcia-is-a-threat-to-british-interests-uk-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Britain\u2019s Ministry of Defence called Iran\u2019s Friday attack on the British-owned Diego Garcia base reckless and said iran\u2019s strikes threaten UK interests and allies. Iran launched two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-nuclear-threat-against-japan-hybrid-warfare-and-the-end-of-minimum-deterrence\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Nuclear Threat Against Japan: Hybrid Warfare And The End Of Minimum Deterrence\">intermediate-range ballistic missiles<\/a> at Diego Garcia, exposing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longer potential missile range<\/a> than previously claimed, though the island was not hit. The U.K.had said it would allow the United States to use British bases in the region for defensive operations to degrade missile sites and protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz,with Royal Air Force jets and othre assets continuing to defend the Middle East. Downing Street urged urgent de-escalation and a swift resolution to the war.The report also notes broader security implications for Europe and ongoing discussions about hormuz security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran attack on Diego Garcia is a &lsquo;threat to British interests,&rsquo; UK says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2537863\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a>&lsquo;s Ministry of Defense called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>&lsquo;s strikes against its military base at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499483\/iran-missile-launch-diego-garcia\/\">Diego Garcia island<\/a> &ldquo;reckless,&rdquo; reaffirming its stance to allow the United States to use its bases in the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s reckless attacks, lashing out across the region and holding hostage the Strait of Hormuz, are a threat to British interests and British allies,&rdquo; a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4498825\/takaichi-wants-military-official-warns-against-revising-constitution\/\">Takaichi wants a military, but senior Japanese official warns revising constitution could open &#8216;Pandora&#8217;s box&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499483\/iran-missile-launch-diego-garcia\/\">Iran launches two missiles at Diego Garcia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-launches-two-missiles-at-diego-garcia-exposing-greater-range\/\" title=\"... two ... at ..., ... greater range\">exposing greater range<\/a> than previously thought<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499430\/trump-other-countries-responsible-hormuz-security\/\">Trump says other countries will have to be responsible for Strait of Hormuz security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The statement comes in direct response to Iran&rsquo;s unsuccessful Friday attack in which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the British-owned Indian Ocean island. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499483\/iran-missile-launch-diego-garcia\/\">IRAN LAUNCHES TWO MISSILES AT DIEGO GARCIA, EXPOSING GREATER RANGE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though Iran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499179\/iran-threatens-uk-bases-us-use-strike\/\">threatened to strike at U.K. bases<\/a> on Friday after Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3660\">Keir Starmer<\/a> announced the U.S. would be allowed to use its bases for some Operation Epic Fury strikes, the ministry told CNBC that Iran&rsquo;s strikes on Diego Garcia were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/21\/iran-targeted-but-did-not-hit-diego-garcia-base-with-missiles-wsj.html\">launched before<\/a> Starmer&rsquo;s announcement was made.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said in the Saturday statement, shared with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexwickham\/status\/2035305048599580912?s=20\">multiple<\/a> outlets, that Royal Air Force jets and other military assets will continue to defend British citizens in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"102\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This government has given permission to the US to use British bases for specific and limited defensive operations,&rdquo; the spokesperson continued.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement from 10 Downing Street on Friday said the U.K.&rsquo;s ministers convened on the war in the Middle East and agreed to allow the U.S. use of bases in the region for the defense of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They confirmed that the agreement for the US to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes US defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/statement-on-the-conflict-in-the-middle-east-20-march-2026\">statement<\/a> from 10 Downing Street read.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers called for a &ldquo;urgent de-escalation and a swift resolution to the war&rdquo; on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499430\/trump-other-countries-responsible-hormuz-security\/\">TRUMP SAYS OTHER COUNTRIES WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR STRAIT OF HORMUZ SECURITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Iran&rsquo;s ballistic missile launch posed a new threat to Europe on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The over 2,000-mile missile launch toward Diego Garcia, which did not successfully hit the island, exposed the missile range Iran is truly capable of. It bucked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi&rsquo;s claims that Iranian missiles only have an approximate 1,200-mile range. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; UK: Iran attack on Diego Garcia threatens British interests<br \/>\n&#8211; UK: Iran attack on Diego Garcia risks British interests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2582347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26063420138630.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[76284,76283,32404,3823,51254],"class_list":["post-2582346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-british_interests","tag-diego_garcia","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-uk-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26063420138630.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582346"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582350,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582346\/revisions\/2582350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}