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Trump Reverses Course on Chagos Islands, Says Starmer’s Deal ‘Best He Could Make’

by Alan Mosley | Feb 5, 2026

Donald Trump said on Thursday, February 5, that he understood British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal, which transfers Diego Garcia to Mauritius while keeping the US-UK military base, was “the best he could make,” despite weeks of fiery criticism....

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US Deploys B-1 Bombers to Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean for First Time in 15 Years

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 20, 2021

The US leases the base at Diego Garcia from the British

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US B-2 Bombers Deploy to Diego Garcia

by Jason Ditz | Aug 13, 2020

US B-2 Bombers Deploy to Diego Garcia | First deployment for bombers since January of 2019

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US Rushed B-52 Bombers to Diego Garcia Amid January Iran Tensions

by Jason Ditz | Apr 6, 2020

US Rushed B-52 Bombers to Diego Garcia Amid January Iran Tensions | Deployments continued through end of March

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World Court Ruling May Force US to Abandon Diego Garcia Base

by Jason Ditz | Feb 25, 2019

World Court Ruling May Force US to Abandon Diego Garcia Base | Britain wrongly depopulated island, split it from Mauritius

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Report: US Sending Massive Amounts of Weaponry to Diego Garcia

by Jason Ditz | Mar 15, 2010

Report: US Sending Massive Amounts of Weaponry to Diego Garcia | Hundreds of bunker-buster bombs seen aimed at Iran

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