Iranian missiles could reach London, UK newspaper warns

Iranian missiles reportedly have the range to reach London, the British newspaper The Telegraph has reported.

“The Island of Diego Garcia lies several hundred miles out of range. On March 21, however, it emerged that the British base – now fully supporting American long-range bombers – had been targeted by two Iranian projectiles. One failed in flight, while the other was intercepted by a US Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer,” it said.

“How did Tehran shoot that far? More importantly, if the regime rotated those same launchers 180 degrees, London may find itself in range. […] our skies are almost completely undefended,” The Telegraph said.

“In truth, the regime has been using space weapons for a while. That, after all, is how ballistics work. Each missile, which is the size of a London bus, is fired out of the atmosphere using a rocket engine and traces an elliptical path through space before re-entering at hypersonic speeds and descending to the target. This gives Tehran a range of up to 1,800 miles. Before the war, Iran had a stockpile of thousands. This has been significantly reduced but remains a menace," the article said.