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Britain rejects Israel's claim: Iran has no missiles that can reach London

2026-03-22 18:42:28Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Britain rejects Israel's claim: Iran has no missiles that can reach London
Housing Secretary Steve Reed

There is "no assessment to support" Israel's claim that Iran has long-range missiles that can reach London, a British cabinet minister has said.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC that " there is no specific assessment that the Iranians are targeting the UK, or even that they could if they wanted to" , after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that Tehran had weapons that could reach up to 4,000km.

This comes after it was revealed that Iran had targeted the joint US-UK military base in the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, some 3,800km from Iran. Reed declined to say how close the missiles came to British overseas territory, stressing that he could not share “operational details”.

Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward the island of Diego Garcia, one of which failed and fell early, while the other was stopped, Reed said. The intercepted missile disappeared after a US destroyer opened fire on it with missiles, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Following news of the failed attack, the IDF said on Saturday that it had discovered last year that Tehran had aimed to develop missiles capable of hitting Europe, Asia and Africa.

"We have said it: The Iranian terrorist regime poses a global threat. Now, with missiles that can reach London, Paris or Berlin."

Asked if this was true, Reed insisted that "there is no specific assessment that the Iranians are targeting the UK or even that they could, if they wanted to".

"We are fully capable of defending this country and keeping it safe, whether it's here at home, or our assets and citizens in the region ," he said on the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg program, quoted by the BBC.

Asked again about the IDF's comments, Reed said: " There is no assessment to support what is being said ." Even if Iran were capable of launching attacks with such a range, he said the British armed forces would be able to defend the United Kingdom.


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