Iran unsuccessfully targeted a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, the U.K. said Saturday. “Iran’s unsuccessful targeting of Diego Garcia was before yesterday’s update on the use of U.K. bases by the U.S.,” the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) told CNBC in an emailed statement. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Friday that ministers had approved U.S. forces’ use of British bases to defend the region, including “U.S. defensive operations to degrade missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.” The MoD said the U.K. has given the U.S. permission to ... (full story)