UK Foreign Secretary Responds to Iranian Missile Attack on Diego Garcia Military Base
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Summary
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that Britain will provide defensive support against Iranian threats but will not be drawn into a wider Middle East conflict, following reports that Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands. Neither missile reached the target. The UK government emphasized its commitment to protecting its interests while avoiding escalation, with Cooper describing Iran's actions as 'reckless threats' that require a defensive response without broader military engagement.
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Yvette Cooper was speaking after it emerged Tehran had targeted the joint US-UK military base in the Chagos Islands, with reports of two ballistic missiles being fired at the island of Diego Garcia.
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Iran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles at Indian Ocean base, but neither reached the target.
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