Trump blasts Starmer’s Chagos deal, warns Diego Garcia could be used against Iran
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Donald Trump condemned Keir Starmer’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while renewing a 99-year UK-US lease on Diego Garcia, arguing the base could be needed to counter Iran; the sovereignty dispute stems from decades of displacement of Chagossians and international rulings, with the UK insisting the arrangement is essential for security.
- Trump says UK’s Starmer making ‘a big mistake’ with Chagos Islands deal Al Jazeera
- 'Trump pulls support for Chagos' and 'Britain faces '1936 moment'' BBC
- Starmer must bring Trump back from the brink or Chagos deal is dead Sky News
- United States and Mauritius to Hold Bilateral Security Discussions U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’ The Guardian
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