Who would have thought that the news would be asking
if an Iranian missile could go nearly 4,000 kilometres towards Diego Garcia?
And who would have thought when what seemed like a very arcane debate about a British base
that seems like in the middle of nowhere, Diego Garcia, today is actually
at the centre of the headlines in the latest developments in the war in Iran.
Take me down to Downing Street.
Let's go have a tour.
Blimey.
It's Laura in the studio.
Hello, it's Paddy in the studio.
So let's tell you what we know.
So we know at the moment that Iran,
as part of its retaliation for the war
that was being waged on it by Israel and the US, has attempted to fire missiles at Diego Garcia,
which is a tiny island in the middle of nowhere
that is the host to British and American military assets. didn't make it.
We know that the attack was in the last few days.
We also know that the attack also was before the UK said late on Friday
that it would allow America to use British bases to protect the Straits of Hormuz,
which Keir Starmer's critics have seen as another step down the slippery slope in Trump's war.