WorldIran war thrusts Diego Garcia into spotlight as official calls US base ‘integral’
A Chagossian government-in-exile official said the Iran war has highlighted Diego Garcia’s strategic value after the Pentagon shifted some logistics there from Bahrain following an Iranian strike. He called the U.K.-U.S. base integral to regional security and said the move underscored concerns about a proposed transfer of Chagos sovereignty to Mauritius.
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Iran war thrusts Diego Garcia into spotlight as official calls US base ‘integral’
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