Trump flips position on UK's Chagos Islands deal approval
After initially saying he supported the deal, the US president called it a "big mistake." London stood by the agreement, saying it was the "only way" to guarantee a strategic joint military base with the US.
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Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’
US president had recently said that the plan was the best deal Starmer could make Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, warning he was “making a big mistake”. Under the deal agreed last year, Britain would cede control over the British Indian Ocean Territory but lease the largest island, Diego Garcia, for 99 years to continue operating a joint US-UK military base there. Continue reading...
By Nadeem Badshah
Read full article →Trump says UK’s Starmer making ‘a big mistake’ with Chagos Islands deal
The US president warned the military base on Diego Garcia may be needed to respond to possible attack from Iran.
Read full article →Trump flips position on UK's Chagos Islands deal approval
After initially saying he supported the deal, the US president called it a "big mistake." London stood by the agreement, saying it was the "only way" to guarantee a strategic joint military base with the US.
Read full article →Trump flip-flops again, saying UK’s Chagos deal would be ‘big mistake’
US President Donald Trump said the UK was making a “big mistake” with its proposed deal to turn over control of the Chagos Islands, just weeks after saying the agreement was the “best” arrangement UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer could make. “Prime Minister Starmer should not lose control, for any reason, of Diego Garcia, by entering a tenuous, at best, 100 Year Lease,” Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday. “This land should not be taken away from the U.K. and, if it is allowed to be, it...
By Bloomberg
Read full article →Trump slates Keir Starmer over Chagos Islands lease deal – in third U-turn on UK deal with Mauritius
US president warns of ‘big mistake’ and ‘blight’ on ally – one day after backing agreement
By Jane Dalton and Andrew Feinberg
Read full article →‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump warns UK amid US-Iran tensions
Former President Donald Trump urged the UK not to "give away" the Diego Garcia base, deeming it crucial for potential US military action against Iran. This statement contradicts official US policy, which supports Britain's agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining a 100-year lease on the base.
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