Europe on alert over IranÕs missile range

There are growing concerns that Iran could strike targets further
afield than previously thought following its attempted attack on the
UK-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia, nearly 4,000km away

Khorramshahr-4
Missile potentially
used in Diego
Garcia strike

Length:
13m

Before start of
Iran war, TehranÕs
maximum missile
range was believed
to be about 2,000km

After attempt on
Diego Garcia, Israel
claims IranÕs missiles
can travel twice as far,
potentially threatening
much of Europe

Mar 20: Two missiles
fired, one fails mid-flight,
other reportedly shot down
by U.S. warship

Diego
Garcia

IRAN

London,
UK

Questions remain over IranÕs long-range strike capability Š missiles
would likely have reduced accuracy and smaller warhead to save weight.
They would also have to get through European missile defences

Note: Measurements
are geodesic

Sources: BBC, Institute for the Study of War, The Standard
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