UK dismisses Israel’s claim that Iran could hit London

A British minister on Monday rejected Israeli claims that Iran could target London, saying there is “no assessment to substantiate” this suggestion, Anadolu reports. There was “no specific assessment that Tehran is targeting the UK or even could if they wanted to,” Housing Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC after the Israeli army claimed on Saturday that Iran had weapons that could reach up to 4,000 km (2,485 miles). His remarks came following reports that Iran targeted the joint US-UK military base on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, which is some 3,800 km (2,361 miles) from Iran. Meanwhile, he refused to say how close the missiles came to the British territory, mentioning he could not share “operational details.” […]