作者：[本杰明·温索尔][福克斯新闻]
发布时间：[2026年3月21日东部夏令时下午6:07]
伊斯兰共和国伊朗周五向印度洋的[迭戈加西亚岛（美国-英国在印度洋的一个关键军事基地）]发射了两枚中程弹道导弹，显著升级了其针对美国的战争努力。
此次针对距离伊朗约2500英里的迭戈加西亚岛的打击行动，表明德黑兰的导弹能力似乎已超出此前承认的限制。
在2月28日“史诗愤怒”行动发动前的期间，伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格齐声称：“我们故意将导弹射程控制在2000公里以下，因此我们不具备（超过该范围的）能力。我们也不想这样做，因为我们对美国人民和所有欧洲人没有敌意。”
[特朗普誓言在摧毁几乎90%的政权导弹后将’狠狠地打击伊朗’]
（图片来源：美国外交政策研究所，显示伊朗导弹射程）
周六，以色列国防军（IDF）参谋长埃亚勒·扎米尔中将表示：“就在昨天，伊朗发射了一枚两级洲际弹道导弹，射程4000公里，目标是迭戈加西亚岛上的美国目标。这些导弹并非针对以色列。它们的射程已覆盖[欧洲各国首都]——柏林、巴黎和罗马均在直接威胁范围内。”
以色列国防军发言人纳达夫·肖沙尼在社交平台（原X平台）上抨击伊朗所谓的欺骗行为：“就在战争爆发前三天，伊朗政权声称他们没有远程导弹。今天，当导弹从伊朗发射4000公里外击中目标时，他们的谎言再次被揭穿。他们试图通过谎言成为能威胁世界的力量，但我们不会相信。”
美国联合对抗伊朗核计划组织（UANI）政策主任杰森·布罗茨基告诉福克斯新闻数字版：“因此，特朗普政府以伊朗的导弹威胁作为‘史诗愤怒’行动的理由，其决定采取军事行动是合理的，因为伊朗一直拒绝就其导弹计划进行谈判。这也表明，仅仅依赖伊朗核武器法特瓦（宗教法裁决）和最高领袖的公开言论来制定美国政策是多么危险。只要伊朗保留超出公开声明的技术能力，它就是一种威胁。”
[卫星图像前后对比提供了罕见的伊朗内部受损情况]
（图片说明：2024年9月26日，伊朗德黑兰巴哈雷斯坦广场，在纪念伊朗-伊拉克战争爆发44周年的展览会上，一幅描绘伊朗前最高领袖阿里·哈梅内伊的巨幅横幅被放置在一枚弹道导弹旁。图/霍斯辛·贝里斯/中东图片社/法新社）
布罗茨基补充道：“我认为这传达了一个信息：在最高领袖[阿里·哈梅内伊]去世后，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）掌控了伊朗的政策。当哈梅内伊在世时，他将伊朗导弹计划的射程限制在2000公里。哈梅内伊在2018年回忆道，他曾拒绝伊斯兰革命卫队指挥官提出的将射程增加到5000公里的请求。”
他继续说道：“但现在他去世了，伊斯兰革命卫队中那些寻求扩大射程的声音可能正在推动这一议程。这次导弹发射可能是为了展示伊斯兰革命卫队威胁中东以外美国盟友（如欧洲）的能力。”
伊朗的这两枚远程导弹未击中该基地，但此次袭击企图标志着伊朗的影响力显著扩大到中东以外地区，并指向美国的一个主要战略枢纽。官员表示，其中一枚导弹在飞行中失败，另一枚则被一艘美国军舰发射的SM-3拦截弹击中。目前尚不清楚拦截是否成功。这个偏远基地是美国轰炸机、核潜艇和其他战略资产的关键发射点。
美国外交政策委员会副主席伊兰·伯曼告诉福克斯新闻数字版：“这次发射强化了总统关于[伊朗是迫在眉睫的威胁]的观点。”“虽然容易被粗心的观察者忽视，但伊朗战略项目的日益成熟（复数）已呈指数级扩大了伊斯兰共和国在中东以外地区构成的威胁。这正是‘史诗愤怒’行动旨在解决的问题。我认为政府的判断绝对正确：这些能力不能由一个激进、掠夺性的政权掌控。”
[真主党、伊朗联手发动集群炸弹袭击以色列，局势严重升级]
（图片说明：2025年6月16日，伊朗新一轮火箭弹齐射期间，以色列防空系统在特拉维夫上空启动以拦截伊朗导弹。图/梅纳赫姆·卡哈尼/法新社）
伯曼进一步指出：“尽管伊朗公开否认，但多年来很明显，伊朗政权一直在秘密致力于扩大其弹道导弹能力的射程。此次针对迭戈加西亚的发射证实，伊朗已在这一目标上取得实质性进展，且已能将中欧和东欧的目标置于危险之中。此外，很明显该政权仍在寻求更强大的能力——如果任其发展，伊朗的弹道导弹很快将具备洲际射程。”
伯曼是《伊朗致命野心：伊斯兰共和国对全球霸权的追求》一书的作者，他补充道：“伊朗在其[太空计划]方面并行推进的发展也意义重大。用于将有效载荷送入轨道的助推器可与中程导弹结合，从而具备洲际射程能力。战争爆发前，我们已清楚看到伊朗政权战略项目的趋同：弹道导弹研发、太空能力和核计划。”
（图片说明：2001年10月，美国密苏里州怀特曼空军基地第509轰炸大队的B-2“幽灵”轰炸机在执行阿富汗行动支持任务后，在迭戈加西亚美国军事基地进行空中加油。图/美国国防部/高级飞行员丽贝卡·M·卢金）
他警告伊朗对欧洲大陆的严重威胁：“欧洲绝对处于危险之中，正如最近的发射所表明的那样。不过，我不会说迄今为止未能认识到这一点是德黑兰的重大欺骗。这更多归因于欧洲精英对伊朗政权构成威胁程度的刻意忽视，以及对通过外交和军备控制来遏制伊朗的过度信任。”
周六，[英国]谴责了此次袭击。英国国防部在一份声明中表示：“伊朗的鲁莽攻击在整个地区造成破坏，并将霍尔木兹海峡视为人质，这对英国利益和英国盟友构成威胁。英国皇家空军（RAF）战机和其他英国军事资产正在继续保卫我们在该地区的人民和人员。”
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声明补充道：“本届政府已允许美国在特定和有限的防御行动中使用英国基地。”
福克斯新闻数字版记者格雷格·诺曼和贾丝明·贝尔斯对此报道亦有贡献。
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IDF says Iran’s missiles exceeded range limits Tehran claimed it lacked | Fox News
By [Benjamin Weinthal][Fox News]
Published [March 21, 2026 6:07pm EDT]
The [Islamic Republic of Iran] significantly escalated its war effort against the U.S. with its launch of two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on Friday toward [Diego Garcia, a key U.S.-U.K.] military base in the Indian Ocean.
The targeting of Diego Garcia, roughly 2,500 miles from Iran, means Tehran’s missile capabilities appear to have exceeded previously acknowledged limits.
In the period leading up to Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed that “We intentionally kept the range of our missiles below 2,000 km so we don’t have that capability. And we don’t want to do that because we do not have hostility against the United States people and all Europeans.”
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Map from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies showing Iran’s missile ranges.(The Foundation for Defense of Democracies)
On Saturday, Israel Defense Forces IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said “Just yesterday, Iran launched a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 kilometers [2,500 miles] toward an American target on the island of Diego Garcia. These missiles were not intended to hit Israel. Their range reaches the [capitals of Europe] — Berlin, Paris and Rome are all within direct threat range.”
IDF spokesman Nadav Shoshani blasted the alleged Iranian deception on X: “Just 3 days before the war, the Iranian regime said they don’t obtain long-range missiles. Today, their lies were exposed once again, when missiles were fired 4000km away from Iran. They hoped to lie their way into becoming a force that can terrorize the world. We didn’t buy it.”
Jason Brodsky,the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran(UANI), told Fox News Digital, “The Trump administration, in citing Iran’s missile threat as a rationale for Operation Epic Fury, was therefore justified in its decision to undertake military action as Iran has consistently refused to negotiate over its missile program. It also shows how dangerous it is to solely rely on Iranian nuclear weapons fatwas and the supreme leader’s public rhetoric in formulating U.S. policy. As long as Iran retains the technical capability beyond public pronouncements, it is a threat.”
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A big banner depicting Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is placed next to a ballistic missile in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, on September 26, 2024, on the sideline of an exhibition which marks the 44th anniversary of the start of Iran-Iraq war.(Photo by Hossein Beris /Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
According to Brodsky, “I think it’s a message that the IRGC is in charge in Iran after Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei]’s death. When Khamenei was alive, he limited the range of Iran’s missile program to 2000 km. Khamenei recounted in 2018 how he had rejected overtures from IRGC commanders seeking to increase the range to as much as 5000 km.”
He continued, “But now that he has died, those voices in the IRGC seeking to increase the range are likely driving the agenda. The launch of the missiles was likely meant as a signal of the IRGC’s capabilities to threaten U.S. allies beyond the Middle East. For example, this threatens Europe.”
The two long-range Iranian missiles did not hit the base, but the attempted attack marked a significant expansion of Iran’s reach beyond the Middle East and toward a major [U.S. strategic hub]. One missile reportedly failed in flight, while a U.S. warship launched an SM-3 interceptor at the other, officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the interception was successful. The remote base is a critical launch point for U.S. bombers, nuclear submarines and other strategic assets.
Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital, “The launch hammers home the president’s point about [Iran being an imminent threat]. It’s easy for casual observers to ignore, but the increasing maturity of Iran’s strategic programs, plural, has been exponentially expanding the threat that the Islamic Republic poses beyond the Middle East. That is what “Epic Fury” is seeking to address. The administration believes, absolutely correctly in my view, that these types of capabilities cannot be left in the hands of a radical, predatory regime.”
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Israeli air defense systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage of Iranian rockets on June 16, 2025.(Menahem Kahanna/AFP via Getty Images)
He continued that “Despite its public denials, it’s been clear that the Iranian regime has been working on expanding the range of its ballistic missile capabilities for years. The launch toward Diego Garcia confirms that it has made real progress toward that goal, and is already able to put targets in the same range as Central and Eastern Europe at risk. Moreover, it’s clear that the regime is seeking still greater capabilities – and that, if left intact, Iran’s ballistic missiles would attain intercontinental range soon.”
Berman, the author of “Iran’s Deadly Ambition: The Islamic Republic’s Quest for Global Power,” added, “The parallel development Iran has been carrying out on its [space program] is significant. The booster used to put payloads into orbit can be married onto a medium-range missile to create intercontinental range capabilities. Before the war, we were seeing a clear convergence of the regime’s strategic programs: its ballistic missile work, its space capabilities and its nuclear program.”
A U.S. B-2 Spirit bomber, part of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, stops for refueling at the U.S. military base on Diego Garcia in October 2001, following an airstrike mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.(U.S. Department of Defense/Senior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin)
He warned about the serious Iranian threat to continental Europe. “Europe is absolutely at risk, as the recent launch makes clear. I wouldn’t say that a failure to recognize this to date has been due to a grand deception by Tehran, though. It is more attributable to willful blindness on the part of European elites about the extent of the threat that the Iranian regime poses, as well as undue faith in diplomacy and arms control in containing it,” he said.
On Saturday, the [United Kingdom] condemned the attack. “Iran’s reckless attacks, lashing out across the region and holding hostage the Strait of Hormuz, are a threat to British interests and British allies,” the U.K. Ministry of Defense said in a statement. “RAF jets and other U.K. military assets are continuing to defend our people and personnel in the region.”
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“This government has given permission to the U.S. to use British bases for specific and limited defensive operations,” it added.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
Benjamin Weinthal reports on [Israel], [Iran], [Syria], [Turkey] and [Europe.] You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal, and email him at benjamin.weinthal@fox.com