Iran's attempt to attack UK military base in the Indian Ocean is a warning: Sources say Iran will "repay many times" when its critical infrastructure is threatened

According to The Daily Telegraph, citing Iranian officials, Iran's attempt to launch missiles to attack the UK-US joint base on Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean was a "warning" to London.

Previously, according to Al Jazeera, citing Iranian media reports, Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the base on Saturday. The base is located on the Chagos Archipelago (Diego Garcia is the main island of the archipelago), more than 5,000 kilometers from Tehran.

The newspaper wrote: "Iranian officials told The Daily Telegraph that this unsuccessful attack was a 'shooting warning' to the UK."

UK military sources said that London's existing air defense systems are difficult to intercept attacks by long-range missiles.

Sources said: "Dealing with ballistic missiles requires professional skills accumulated through long-term experience. Unfortunately, the UK's capabilities in this area are very, very low."

Sputnik News, Moscow, March 22 - Iranian security sources told Sputnik that if the US and Israel attack Iran's critical infrastructure, including energy facilities, Tehran would take asymmetric measures and 'repay many times'.

The source said: "Iran made a decisive and balanced response to the attack on the Ashaluyeh power plant. Our response to threats to Iran's key infrastructure will be completely asymmetric, with the strike intensity far greater than the damage suffered."

On March 19, Iranian media and authorities reported attacks on Iran's southern oil and gas industry facilities, especially the South Pars field and the Ashaluyeh industrial zone processing oil resources. Subsequently, US President Donald Trump stated that the US had no knowledge of Israel's plan to attack the South Pars field.

On February 28, the US and Israel launched multiple strikes on targets inside Iran, including attacks on Tehran, causing destruction and civilian casualties. In response, Iran carried out retaliatory missile strikes on Israeli territory and US military targets in the Middle East. As a result, the volume of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has sharply declined.

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