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Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’

globalFebruary 19, 2026
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Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’
US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitionsDonald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK wil
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US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions

Donald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the Guardian has been told.

In his latest change of heart on the deal, the US president said on social media that Keir Starmer was “making a big mistake” by handing sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in exchange for continued use by the UK and US of their airbase on one of the islands, Diego Garcia.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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