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Iran fires missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean: US media

Iran launched a missile attack on a military base in the Indian Ocean jointly used by the United Kingdom and the United States, according to US media reports. The Islamic Republic fired ballistic missiles at the base on the island of Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands, on Friday morning, the Wall Street Journal and CNN reported, citing senior US officials. According to the reports, two medium-range missiles were launched but failed to hit the facility. There was no immediate public...

Mar 21, 2026 &03192121202631; 11:19 UTC www.scmp.com Trending 4/5

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Negative for markets

Sentiment score: -45/100

Low impact Immediate effect (hours)

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Rule-based L2: BEARISH signal from SCMP Business

AI CONFIDENCE

60% High

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Automated signal: BEARISH on primary asset

Analysis generated on Mar 21, 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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Iran fires missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean: US media

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