LONDON — Iran has fired missiles at the joint U.K.-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, claiming the strike shows it is capable of longer-distance attacks than previously known.

By firing ballistic missiles at the UK-US Diego Garcia base nearly 4,000 kilometres from its shores, Iran is sending a message that it still has cards to play after three weeks of war, experts say.

The strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important trade arteries, through which a fifth of global oil and seaborne gas is shipped from production facilities and refineries in the Gulf to buyer...

Iranian missiles have tried to target the joint US-UK military base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

Iran has sparked fresh World War 3 fears after it was revealed that its long-range missiles are capable of reaching European cities.

Last night, Tehran launched two ballistic missiles towards the strategically important base on Diego Garcia, a jointly owned base in the Chagos Islands 2,360 miles from Iran.