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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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🇬🇧 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)