Iran has a list of goals. It can hit the islands of Czagos and the US base

Iran threatens with a retaliation rocket attack on American military facilities. One of the most important possible goals of Tehran is the American -British base on Diego Garcia, located in the Indian Ocean, report Iranian media.

On Saturday, the Iranian Press TV website has published a list of American bases that will become a target for Iranian drones and missiles if the US or Israel attacked Iran. The Iranian station suggested that the base on the island of Diego Garcia is within the range of Iranian precise medium-sized shells of the Chorramian-4 and drones kamikaze Shahed-136b as well as bullets and drones fired from Iranian war ships.

“The USA has hundreds of military bases scattered throughout the region of Western Asia, and Iran has already demonstrated its military abilities – in particular rocket precision – after the murder of the main anti -terrorist commander General General Kasze Soleimani in January 2020” – she warned in the Press TV report.

On the letter published by the station, in addition to Diego Garcia, there were American bases in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq. All, which was emphasized, are within the range of Iranian bullets. Each mentioned base is accompanied by a short description, taking into account the distance from Iran and satellite photo.

Strategic US base in the Indian Ocean

The Czagos archipelago is a group of about 60 small islands in the Indian Ocean, lying between India and Mauritius. The United Kingdom founded the base on Diego Garcia after taking control of the archipelago in 1965, and then leased the base to the United States. Its location allows the US to conduct military operations, among others in East Africa and the Middle East. United States They used the base as a marina for bombers and ships during wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Last year, after a decades of dispute, Great Britain agreed to convey the archipelago to Mauritius. But with the final decision he is waiting for the formal position of the United States. President Donald Trump He is not in a hurry with the answer and suggested that maybe he would submit to Mauritius the purchase of 60 km of tropical island. Appreciating its military values, Trump also sees her as a potential place of exclusive rest.