Also, the Diego Garcia base attack clearly shows that not only does Iran still have very capable missile capability (despite Trump's claim of the attack being very complete and destroying everything), it's long range ability is much higher than they previously have ever claimed, and higher than what has been previously validated or considered.
This is a direct threat aimed at Europe.
Ironic that this article from the CBC was written less than 24 hours ago with the title "Iran may be exaggerating its missile-making capabilities"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-m...reat-9.7136784
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Before the war, Iran was considered to have the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the Middle East that included thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles, with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometres.
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To completely underestimate their range by more than half...