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Iran reportedly fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByPA Media March 21, 2026

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island targetMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Di…

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MoD condemns Iran missile strikes towards UK-US base as Britain ‘dragged’ into war
ByPA Media March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Weapons fired after PM authorises US to carry out further attacks from UK bases, a move critics say must be approved by parliamentMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe Ministry of Defence has condemned Iranian strikes directed towards a US-UK mil…

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Iran reportedly fires missiles towards UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByPA Media March 21, 2026

Both weapons, fired after Starmer authorised US to carry out further attacks from British bases, failed to hit Chagos Island targetMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has reportedly fired missiles towards a joint US-UK base on the island of Di…

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Middle East crisis live: Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran fired missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia
ByAdam Fulton March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

President says US ‘getting very close to meeting our objectives’; missiles fired at joint US-UK military base in Indian Ocean but neither hitCircling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK mili…

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Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut – as it happened
By March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

This blog is now closed – our live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran continues in a new blog hereKuwait’s state oil firm KPC said its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was hit by multiple drone attacks early on Friday, causing a fire in some units, with no i…

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U.S. Pauses Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market
ByAlan Rappeport March 20, 2026March 21, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimated that the move would add about 140 million barrels of crude to the oil market.

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A Look at the Escalating Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
ByLuke Broadwater, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

There are several ways the United States could attempt to reopen the waterway, all of which carry substantial risks.

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U.S. Attacks Iranian Targets to Try to Open Strait of Hormuz
ByAdam Rasgon, Eric Schmitt, Francesca Regalado and Michael Levenson March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

The Israeli military said it had killed the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran warned that it could target American and Israeli military personnel.

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U.K. Allows U.S. to Use Bases to Hit Iranian Forces Menacing Strait Traffic
ByMichael D. Shear March 20, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed not to be dragged into the war with Iran, but his government described its new position as essentially defensive.

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Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances
ByRowena Mason, Heather Stewart, Gwyn Topham and Jessica Elgot March 20, 2026March 21, 2026

Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has branded the UK and other Nato allies “cowards” as anger grows among cabinet ministers that …

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