Britain hits back at Iran's 'reckless attacks' after missiles fired at Diego Garcia while US and Israel hit Natanz nuclear facility: Live updates
Iran launches two ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean
Israel's Defence Minister says attacks on Iran will 'significantly escalate' this week
The US and Israel hit an Iranian nuclear enrichment site, state media claims
UK warned by Iran over allowing US to use its military bases
By ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and LETTICE BROMOVSKY, NEWS REPORTER and OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER and ELEANOR MANN, JUNIOR NEWS REPORTER
Updated: 08:00 EDT, 21 March 2026
The UK has hit back at Iran's reckless attacks after Tehran fired intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the UK-US military base Diego Garcia.
The Ministry of Defence said Iran was holding the Strait of Hormuz 'hostage' and its strikes in the Gulf are 'a threat to British interests and British allies', after Donald Trump criticised Keir Starmer for not acting more quickly to allow the US to use UK bases to strike Iranian missile strikes targeting the strait.
Overnight further strikes hit areas of Iran and Lebanon, while Tehran also launched attacks against multiple Gulf nations.
On Saturday, Iranian state media claimed that strikes by the US and Israel had hit the nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz, but said no leakage of radiation had been detected.
Meanwhile Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said strikes on Iran will 'significantly escalate' this week.
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