Iran fired two ballistic missiles ​at the US-UK ‌military base Diego Garcia in the ​Indian Ocean, the ​semi-official Mehr news agency ⁠reported on ​Saturday.

The Wall Street Journal reported ​earlier that Iran had launched two intermediate-range ​ballistic missiles toward ​the base, but that ‌they ⁠did not hit it.

Mehr said targeting the base was ​a “significant ​step … ⁠that shows that the range ​of Iran’s ​missiles ⁠is beyond what the enemy previously ⁠imagined”.