Iran’s Foreign Ministry denies that it fired missiles at the US-UK military base

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated that Iran used “a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 kilometers” to target the base.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte later said the alliance “cannot confirm” Israel’s claim that the missiles fired at Diego Garcia were Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai said in a post on the X social network on March 24, reposting Mark Rutte’s words, that Israel’s claims are “false flag stories.”

On March 21, Iran was reported to have fired two medium-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia base, although the missiles reportedly missed their targets.

Diego Garcia Island is located about 3,800 kilometers from Iran and has a joint air base of the United Kingdom and the United States that can host long-range American bombers.