Trump Slams Starmer Over Diego Garcia Deal, Hints U.S. Could Use Base Against Iran
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Trump attacked Keir Starmer over the 99-year Diego Garcia/Chagos lease with Mauritius, warning the deal could compromise sovereignty and suggesting the United States might deploy the base to deter Iran; Washington had signaled backing, while the UK defends the agreement as securing long‑term security and decolonisation, with the cost to Britain around £3.4 billion.
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- Trump blasts Starmer’s Chagos deal — hours after US backed it politico.eu
- Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK in fresh attack on Chagos deal BBC
- Trump says UK’s Starmer making ‘a big mistake’ with Chagos Islands deal Al Jazeera
- United States and Mauritius to Hold Bilateral Security Discussions U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- The Far-Fetched Mission to Reclaim Islands That Host a Key U.S. Military Base The Wall Street Journal
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