Iran has rejected allegations that it launched missiles at the US-UK base on Diego Garcia, calling the claims an Israeli “false flag” and part of a disinformation campaign.
Iran has denied firing missiles at the joint United States-United Kingdom military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, dismissing the allegation as an “Israeli false flag” attack. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the claim was part of a broader disinformation campaign, following remarks by Mark Rutte that NATO could not confirm Israel’s assertion that Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles were used.
“That even the NATO Secretary General (who is infamously pressing Alliance members to appease the U.S. and support their illegal war on Iran) declines to endorse Israel’s most recent disinformation, speaks volumes: the world has grown thoroughly exhausted with these tired and discredited ‘false flag’ storylines,” Baghaei wrote on X. Rutte had earlier told CBS News he supported US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran.
Reports by US media, including The Wall Street Journal, said missiles were launched between Thursday night and Friday morning but did not hit the base. Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir claimed Iran used “a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 4,000km” to target the installation, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has previously said Tehran intentionally limited missile ranges to under 2,000km.
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