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Iran Fires Missiles at US-UK Base
Iran fired 2 ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia. This is a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean.
Neither missile hit the base. One missile failed during flight.
A US warship shot down the other missile. Iran says the US and Israel attacked its uranium site at Natanz, Iran.
President Trump says the US is close to meeting its goals. He is thinking about ending the war.
Klear Note — Diego Garcia is a US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean. Ballistic missiles are long-range weapons that fly high then fall on targets. Iran and the US have been in conflict over Iran's nuclear program.
Key Terms 4
- Diego Garcia
- A small island in the Indian Ocean with a US-UK military base
- ballistic missiles
- Powerful rockets that travel very fast over long distances
- Natanz
- Iran's main site for making enriched uranium, used in nuclear work
- uranium enrichment site
- A place where uranium is processed, often for nuclear energy or weapons