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Diego Garcia

Island in the Indian Ocean

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Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The Chagos Islands are a British overseas territory, though a treaty to transfer sovereignty from the UK to Mauritius was signed on 22 May 2025, with a provision that the military base at the island would remain under British control for at least 99 years.

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🇺🇸 U.K. Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold Following Criticism From Trump (2026-04-11)
The plan to give Mauritius formal control of the islands, home to a U.S.-British military base, was called “an act of great stupidity” by President Tr...
🇺🇸 UK to hold off on deal ceding Chagos Islands amid US opposition (2026-04-11)
A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused....
🇺🇸 UK pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after US opposition (2026-04-11)
🇺🇸 UK drops bill to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US opposition (2026-04-10)
British officials acknowledge the legislation had run out of time to proceed to the statute book...
🇺🇸 ‘False flag attack’: Iran denies claims it fired missiles at Diego Garcia (2026-03-23)
Esmaeil Baghaei denies the long-range missile attack, which could change the calculus of the war for US allies....
🇬🇧 Foreign secretary denounces 'reckless Iran threats' after missiles fired at Diego Garcia (2026-03-22)
Iran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles at Indian Ocean base, but neither reached the target....
🇺🇸 Did Iran launch missiles at US-UK base on Diego Garcia? Here’s what to know (2026-03-22)
UK condemns what it says is Iranian attack on airbase in Indian Ocean, but Tehran denies it carried out the launches....
🇺🇸 What to know about Diego Garcia after Iran targets the remote island's key US military base (2026-03-21)
Iran has launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island that hosts a major U.K.-U.S. military base...
🇺🇸 UK says Iran missile attack on Diego Garcia failed (2026-03-21)
The UK says Iran launched ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean....
🇺🇸 Iran targeted but did not hit Diego Garcia base with missiles, WSJ reports (2026-03-21)
One missile failed in flight, while the other was intercepted, The Wall Street Journal reports, quoting U.S. officials....
🇺🇸 Iran fires missiles toward US-UK base in Indian ocean, Iran’s Mehr says (2026-03-21)
🇺🇸 Iran fires missiles toward Diego Garcia: Report (2026-03-21)
Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal report. ...
🇬🇧 Starmer denies U-turn claims on UK bases go-ahead for Iran strikes (2026-03-02)
Critics will accuse him of yet another U-turn, but Sir Keir Starmer insists circumstances have changed and British lives are now at risk from attacks ...
🇺🇸 Starmer criticised over stance on US-Israel strikes on Iran (2026-03-01)
UK prime minister has adopted a much more ambivalent approach than other western allies...
🇺🇸 U.S., U.K. to discuss use of British base as Iran balks at Trump's threat (2026-02-20)
Marco Rubio and his U.K. counterpart will discuss an apparent disagreement over the use of U.K. bases Trump says "may be necessary for" an attack on I...
🇬🇧 Deportation of Chagos Islanders blocked by judge (2026-02-20)
A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory....
🇬🇧 Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’ (2026-02-19)
<p>US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions</p><p>Donald Trump changed his mind on sup...
🇺🇸 Trump says UK’s Starmer making ’a big mistake’ on Diego Garcia lease (2026-02-18)