Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the US-UK military base Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Tehran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward the base but that they did not hit it, in what has been described by Iranian media as a “significant step”.
Donald Trump has said he is considering “winding down” the war with Iran, as he told countries that use the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane that they must “guard and police” it themselves.
The US president wrote on Truth Social on Friday evening: “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran”.
However, reports have emerged that the Pentagon have drawn up plans for putting boots on the ground, which would involve US troops seizing Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House earlier on Friday, Mr Trump rejected calls for a ceasefire and proclaimed victory over Iran.
On Truth Social he also said the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to the globe’s oil supply, “will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other nations who use it”.
