Geopolitics · on the rundown Saturday, March 21, 2026
Reports: Iran targets Diego Garcia with missiles
Covered by 24 outlets over 20 hours. They ran 13 distinct reports; the most widely run, a syndicated copy, appeared on 10 sites. First reported by mirror.co.uk at 03:00 UTC on March 21, 2026.
- outlets24
- distinct reports13
- first to latest report20 h
- names in it2
What happened?
- Reports state Iran targeted Diego Garcia with missiles.
- Reports state Iran warned British lives are in danger.
Reports say Iran targeted Diego Garcia with missiles and warned that British lives are in danger.
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Who reported it, and when?
| Time | Report | Run by |
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| Mar 21 03:00 | Joint US and united kingdom military base in Indian Ocean targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles |
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| Mar 21 04:15 | Iran fired missiles at joint US - UK base in Indian Ocean: Report |
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| Mar 21 07:45 | Iran fires missiles at joint US - UK base in Indian Ocean |
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| Mar 21 09:11 | Iran targeted but did not hit Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports | |
| Mar 21 09:15 | Report by thenorthernecho.co.uk | |
| Mar 21 17:15 | Report by manilatimes.net |
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| Mar 21 17:35 | Iran targets British-U.S. base and its main nuclear enrichment site is struck again |
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| Mar 21 18:48 | Report by telanganatoday.com |
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| Mar 21 19:45 | Report by WRAL | |
| Mar 21 20:01 | Report by uk-times.com |
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| Mar 21 21:15 | Report by independent.co.uk |
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| Mar 21 22:07 | Report by foxnews.com |
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| Mar 21 23:29 | Report by internewscast.com |
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A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 8 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.
Who was named?
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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).